Chapter 8 • Verse 9

Aksara Brahma Yoga

The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman

Sanskrit Verse

Kavim puranam anushasitaram anor aniyamsam anusmared yah, sarvasya dhataram acintya-rupam aditya-varnam tamasah parastat

Translation & Meaning

One should meditate upon the Supreme Person as the one who knows everything, who is the oldest, who is the controller, who is smaller than the smallest, who is the maintainer of everything, who is beyond all material conception, who is inconceivable, who is always a person, and who is luminous like the sun — beyond all darkness. This verse gives a rich description of the attributes of the Supreme being contemplated in meditation.

Key Teachings

  • God is simultaneously the most subtle and the cosmic controller
  • The Divine is luminous consciousness beyond all darkness and ignorance
  • Meditation on God's attributes elevates and purifies the mind

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