Verse 8.2
Speaker: Arjuna
Sanskrit
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन | प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ||२||
Transliteration (IAST)
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṁ ko 'tra dehe 'smin madhusūdana | prayāṇa-kāle ca kathaṁ jñeyo 'si niyatātmabhiḥ ||2||
Word-by-Word Meanings
adhiyajñaḥ-the Lord of sacrifice
dehe-in the body
madhusūdana-O slayer of Madhu (Krishna)
prayāṇa-kāle-at the time of death
jñeyaḥ-to be known
niyatātmabhiḥ-by the self-controlled
Translation
Who is the Lord of sacrifice, and how does He dwell in this body, O Madhusudana? And how are You to be known at the time of death by those who are self-controlled?
Commentary
Arjuna's final question about knowing God at the time of death becomes the central theme of this chapter. Ramanuja emphasizes that the question reveals the practical concern of every spiritual aspirant: how to maintain divine consciousness at life's most critical moment.
Themes
bhaktitimeyoga