Verse 8.10
प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन
भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव ।
भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक्
स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम् ॥
Transliteration
prayāṇakāle manasā'calena
bhaktyā yukto yogabalena caiva |
bhruvormadhye prāṇamāveśya samyak
sa taṃ paraṃ puruṣamupaiti divyam ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
At the time of death, with unshaken mind, endowed with devotio, by the power of Yoga, fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the two eyrows, he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person.
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At the time of departure, with an unmoving mind, joined in devotion and by the strength of yoga, placing the breath fully between the eyebrows, one reaches that supreme divine Person.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
The sentence concludes with the practice at death. At the moment of departure, with a mind unmoving, joined in devotion (bhakti) and strengthened by yoga, one places the vital breath (prāṇa) fully between the eyebrows and so reaches the supreme divine Person. The verse combines devotion with yogic technique, assuming a tradition in which the breath and attention are directed upward at death. Different schools explain the method differently, but all see it as the culmination of a life of discipline.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08