Bhagavad Gita · Akshara Brahma YogaChapter 8, Shloka 27 (8.27)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन् योगी मुह्यति कश्चन
तस्मात् सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन
॥ 8.27 ॥
naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana
tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna
Translation
"O Partha, no yogi who knows these two paths falls into delusion; therefore, O Arjuna, be steadfast in yoga at all times."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. Saṃsārāya ekā anyā mokṣāya iti … yogī na muhyati — one is for samsara, the other for liberation — the yogi who knows this does not fall into delusion; tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yoga-yuktaḥ samāhito bhava.
Acharya Ramanuja. Etau mārgau jānan yogī prayāṇa-kāle kaścana na muhyati api tu svena eva deva-yānena pathā yāti — the yogi who knows the two paths does not fall into delusion at the time of death, but goes by his own path, the devayana; tasmād aharahaḥ arcir-ādi-gati-cintanākhya-yoga-yukto bhava — therefore be joined every day to the yoga of contemplating the path of light.
Important: According to both acharyas, the means is knowledge and unbroken yoga — not waiting for some particular date.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.