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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 20

The Imperishable Absolute

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः। यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति

paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktāt sanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu naśhyatsu na vinaśhyati

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.20 mean?

In truth, therefore, there is the eternal, unmanifest, which is beyond and above the unmanifest spirit of creation, and which is never destroyed when all these beings perish.

Word-by-word meaning

paraḥ—transcendental · tasmāt—than that · tu—but · bhāvaḥ—creation · anyaḥ—another · avyaktaḥ—unmanifest · avyaktāt—to the unmanifest · sanātanaḥ—eternal · yaḥ—who · saḥ—that · sarveṣhu—all · bhūteṣhu—in beings · naśhyatsu—cease to exist · na—never · vinaśhyati—is annihilated

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