Chapter 8 Verse 28 of 28

• vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva
• dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaḿ pradiṣṭam
• atyeti tat sarvam idaḿ viditvā
• yogī paraḿ sthānam upaiti cādyam

Translation

A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the Vedas, performing austere sacrifices, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. Simply by performing devotional service, he attains all these, and at the end he reaches the supreme eternal abode.

Synonyms

• vedeṣu

  in the study of the Vedas

• yajñeṣu

  in the performances of yajna, sacrifice

• tapaḥsu

  in undergoing different types of austerities

• ca

  also

• eva

  certainly

• dāneṣu

  in giving charities

• yat

  that which

• phalam

  result of pious work

• pradiṣṭam

  indicated

• atyeti

  surpasses

• sarvam

  all those

• idam

  this

• viditvā

  knowing

• yogī

  the devotee

• param

  supreme

• sthānam

  abode

• upaiti

  achieves

• ca

  also

• ādyam

  original.

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