Gita/Chapter 8/Verse 24
The Imperishable Absolute · 8.24

Those who know the Brahman: Remembering the Eternal

अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्। तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः॥ ८.२४ ॥
agnir jyotir ahaḥ śhuklaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇam tatra prayātā gachchhanti brahma brahma-vido janāḥ
Translation

If the sage, knowing the Supreme Spirit, goes forth with fire and light during the day, in the fortnight of the waxing moon, and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 8.24 through stronger key ideas from the verse: those who know the brahman, brahman, bright fortnight of the moon. In the context of Remembering the Eternal, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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