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The Only Way To Achieve Liberation Is To Pursue Ishvara

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहु: परमां गतिम् |
यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम || 8.21||

avyakto ’kṣhara ityuktas tam āhuḥ paramāṁ gatim

yaṁ prāpya na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama|| 8.21||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 8- Ver. 21:

The ultimate goal is to enter that unmanifest plane, and once there, one will never return to this mortal world. That is My Supreme Abode.

Explanation

The spiritual universe has a divine sky known as the Paravyom, where all of God’s various forms have eternal abodes known as Lokas. The Supreme Lord, along with His endless associates, resides in these Lokas in His numerous divine forms. The Supreme Lord has no various divine forms; they are all divine forms of the same one God.

A devotee might adore any of God’s manifestations and aspire to become one with Him. Once they have attained God-realization, their soul will ascend to the divine Lok of that form of God and live there indefinitely. It is given a divine body and takes part in the Lord’s divine pastimes and activities.

Those who achieve Ishvara do not have to reincarnate again. The “another unmanifest” who is unaffected by Lord Brahma’s day and night is none other than Ishvara. Ishvara’s imperishable, unmanifest, and transcendent nature. This cosmos is subject to cycles of creation and dissolution, and we will remain trapped in this infinite cycle unless we exert effort; hence, the necessity to pursue Ishvara is the method of liberation.

Verse & what we can learn

The universe is subject to cycles of creation and dissolution, and unless we make an effort, we will remain trapped in this endless cycle, with Ishwara worship being the only way to achieve liberation.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verse, Shri Krishna explains Arjuna about the supreme divine.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…