Bhagavad Gita · Akshara Brahma YogaAdhyaay 8, Shloka 2 (8.2)
Mool Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन् मधुसूदन
प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः
॥ 8.2 ॥
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko'tra dehe'smin madhusūdana
prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ
Anuvaad
"He Madhusoodan, is sharir mein adhiyagya kaun hai, aur woh kaise (adhiyagya) hai? Aur sanyami log mrityu ke samay aapko kaise jaante hain?"
Bhaavaarth
Do baatein ek prashn mein: adhiyagya kaun hai (vyakti), aur kaise hai (kis arth mein yagya ka adhishthaata) — aur atra dehe asmin — is sharir mein.
Shankaracharya (8.1–8.2 sanyukt) — prashnon ka kramik nirnay 8.3–8.4 mein.
Aacharya Ramanuja (8.1 = 8.2): tasya ca adhiyajña-bhāvaḥ kathaṃ — uska adhiyagya-bhaav kaise; prayāṇa-kāle ca ebhiḥ tribhiḥ niyatātmabhiḥ kathaṃ jñeyaḥ asi — teeno adhikaari mrityu ke samay aapko kaise jaanein.