Bhagavad Gita · Akshara Brahma YogaAdhyaay 8, Shloka 26 (8.26)
Mool Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते
एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः
॥ 8.26 ॥
śuklakṛṣṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śāśvate mate
ekayā yātyanāvṛttimanyayā''vartate punaḥ
Anuvaad
"Jagat ke ye do maarg — ujla aur andhera — sanaatan maane gaye hain; ek se (jeev) na lautne ko paata hai, doosre se phir laut-ta hai."
Bhaavaarth
Shankaracharya — shukla = gyaan ka prakaash. Jñāna-prakāśakatvāt śuklā, tad-abhāvāt kṛṣṇā — gyaan ka prakaash hone se "shukla", uske abhaav se "krishna"; jagataḥ iti adhikṛtānāṃ jñāna-karmaṇoḥ na jagataḥ sarvasyaiva — "jagat ke" yaani gyaan aur karm ke adhikaariyon ke, sab jagat ke nahin; śāśvate nitye saṃsārasya nityatvāt.
Aacharya Ramanuja. Śuklā gatiḥ arcir-ādikā kṛṣṇā ca dhūmādikā — shukla = archir-aadi, krishna = dhoom-aadi; ete … jñāninām vividhānāṃ puṇya-karmaṇāṃ ca śrutau śāśvate mate — gyaaniyon aur punya-karmiyon ke liye shruti mein shaashvat maane gaye; pramaan Chhandogya 5.10.1, 5.10.3 — vann mein shraddha-tap ki upaasana karne wale archi ko, gaanv mein ishta-poort-daan karne wale dhuen ko.