BhG 8.9-10

syntax

prayāṇa-kāle (at the time of death) acalena manasā (by the motionless mind) bhaktyā (with devotion) yoga-balena ca eva (and just with the strength of yoga) yuktaḥ (engaged)
samyak (properly) bhruvoḥ madhye (between the eyebrows) prāṇam (breath) āveśya (after fixing),
yaḥ (he who) kaviṁ (seer) purāṇam (ancient) anuśāsitāram (ordering) aṇoḥ aṇīyāṁsam (smaller than an atom) sarvasya dhātāram (constructor of everything) acintya-rūpam (whose form is inconceivable) āditya-varṇam (of the colour of the Sun) tamasaḥ parastāt (beyond tamas) anusmaret (he should remember),
saḥ (he) tam (that) divyam (divine) param (supreme) puruṣam (Man) upaiti (he attains).

grammar

kavim	–	kavi 2n.1 m. – poet, bard, seer (from: √kav – to describe, to paint);
purāṇam	–	purāṇa 2n.1 m. – ancient, belonging to old times (from: √pur – to precede);
anuśāsitāram	–	anu-śāsitṛ 2n.1 m. – governing, ordering (from: anu-√śās – to rule, to order, to teach, to advise);
aṇoḥ	–	aṇu 5n.1 m. – than the small, minute, than an atom;
aṇīyāṁsam	–	aṇīyas 2n.1 m. – smaller (comparative of: aṇu – small, minute);
anusmaret	–	anu-√smṛ (to remember, to remind) Pot. P 1v.1 – he would remember;
yaḥ	–	yat sn. 1n.1 m. – he who;
sarvasya	–	sarva sn. 6n.1 m. – of every;
dhātāram	–	dhātṛ 2n.1 m. – maintainer, creator, constructor (from: √dhā – to put);
acintya-rūpam	–	acintya-rūpa 2n.1 m.; BV: yasya rūpam acintyam asti tam – whose form is inconceivable (from: √cint – to think, to consider, PF a-cintya – not to be thought about, inconceivable; √rūp – to form, rūpa – shape, figure, beauty);
āditya-varṇam	–	āditya-varṇa 2n.1 m.; BV: yasyādityasya varṇo ‘sti tam – who has the colour of the Sun (from: āditya – descendant of Aditi, Sun; √varṇ – to paint, to delineate, to tell, varṇa – colour, social class);
tamasaḥ	–	tamas 6n.1 n. – of darkness, gloom, dullness, passivity, one of the three guṇas (from: √tam – to choke, to faint, to perish, to stop);
parastāt	–	av. – beyond, further, aside (from: para – beyond, ancient, final, the best, the supreme; paras – beyond, further);

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prayāṇa-kāle	–	prayāṇa-kāla 7n.1 m.; TP: prayāṇasya kāla iti – at he end of time, at the time of death (from: pra-√yā – to depart, prayāṇa – departure, journey, death; √kal – to count, kāla – time);
manasā	–	manas 3n.1 n. – by the mind (from: √man – to think);
acalena	–	a-cala 3n.1 n. – by motionless (from: √cal – to move, to shake, cala – moving, shaking);
bhaktyā	–	bhakti 3n.1 f. – with devotion, with love, fondness (from: √bhaj – to share, to love, to rejoice, to worship);
yuktaḥ	–	yukta (√yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage) PP 1n.1 m. – yoked, endowed with, engaged, suitable;
yoga-balena	–	yoga-bala 3n.1 n.; TP: yogasya baleneti – by the strength of yoga (from: √yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage, yoga – yoga, yoking, application, a means, one of the schools of Hindu philosophy; bala – strength, force);
ca	–	av. – and;
eva	–	av. – certainly, just, merely;
bhruvoḥ	–	bhrū 6n.2 f. – of two eyebows;
madhye	–	madhya 7n.1 n. – in the middle, inside;
prāṇam	–	prāṇa 2n.1 m. – breath, life (from: pra-√an – to breath upwards → √prāṇ – to breath, to live);
āveśya	–	āveśya (ā-√viś – to approach, to enter) caus. absol. – after causing to enter, after fixing;
samyak	–	av. – properly, entirely, the same (from: √añc – to bend, to move, to go, samy-añc – going along, united, whole, proper);
saḥ	–	tat sn. 1n.1 m. – he;
tam	–	tat sn. 2n.1 m. – that;
param	–	para 2n.1 m. – beyond, ancient, final, the best, the supreme;
puruṣam	–	puruṣa 2n.1 m. – person, Man (from: √pur – to precede, to lead or √pṝ – to fill, to nourish, puru – abundance, pūru – people);
upaiti	–	upa-√i (to go near, to attain) Praes. P 1v.1 – it comes;
divyam	–	divya 2n.1 m. – divine (from: √div – to shine, diva – heaven);

textual variants

anuśāsitāram → hy anuśāsitāram (indeed one ordering);
aṇor aṇīyāṁsam → aṇor amaṇīyāṁsam;
acintya-rūpam → acintya-śaktim (who has inconceivable powers);
āditya-varṇaṁ → āditya-rūpaṁ (who has the form of the Sun);
parastāt → purastāt (before);
yukto → yuto (pertaining);
sa taṁ paraṁ → saṁtaṁ pāraṁ (true, end);

Śāṃkara

kiṃ-viśiṣṭaṃ ca puraṣaṃ yāti ? ity ucyate—

kaviṃ krānta-darśinaṃ sarva-jñaṃ purāṇaṃ cirantanam anuśāsitāraṃ sarvasya jagataḥ praśāsitāram aṇoḥ sūkṣmād apy aṇīyāṃsaṃ sūkṣmataram anusmared anucintayed yaḥ kaścit, sarvasya karma-phala-jātasya dhātāraṃ vidhātāraṃ vicitratayā prāṇibhyo vibhaktāram, acintya-rūpaṃ nāsya rūpaṃ niyataṃ vidyamānam api kenacit cintayituṃ śakyata ity acintya-rūpas tam, āditya-varṇam ādityasyeva nitya-caitanya-prakāśo varṇo yasya tam āditya-varṇam, tamasaḥ parastāt, ajñāna-lakṣaṇān mohāndhakārāt paraṃ tam anucintayad yātīti pūrveṇa saṃbandhaḥ

kiṃ ca—

prayāṇa-kāle maraṇa-kāle manasācalena calana-varjitena bhaktyā yukto bhajanaṃ bhaktis tayā yukto yoga-balena caiva yogasya balaṃ yoga-balaṃ samādhija-saṃskāra-pracaya-janita-citta-sthairya-lakṣaṇaṃ yoga-balaṃ tena ca yukta ity arthaḥ | pūrvaṃ hṛdaya-puṇḍārīke vaśīkṛtya cittaṃ tata ūrdhva-gāminyā nāḍyā bhūmi-jaya-krameṇa bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśya sthāpayitvā samyag-āpramattaḥ san, sa evaṃ buddhimān yogī kaviṃ purāṇam ity ādi-lakṣaṇaṃ taṃ paraṃ parataraṃ puruṣam upaiti pratipadyate divyaṃ dyotanātmakam

Rāmānuja

kaviṃ sarvajñan purāṇam purātanam anuśāsitāram viśvasya praśāsitāram aṇor aṇīyāṃsam jīvād api sūkṣmataram, sarvasya dhātāram sarvasya sraṣṭāram, acintyarūpam sakaletaravisajātīyasvarūpam, ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastād aprākṛtasvāsādhāraṇadivyarūpam, tam evaṃbhūtam aharahar abhyasyamānabhaktiyuktayogabalena ārūḍhasaṃskāratayā acalena manasā prayāṇakāle bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśya saṃsthāpya tatra bhūmadhye divyaṃ puruṣaṃ yo ‚nusmaret; sa tam evopaiti tadbhāvaṃ yāti, tatsamānāiśvaryo bhavatītyarthaḥ

Śrīdhara

punar apy anucintanīyaṃ puruṣaṃ viśinaṣṭi kavim iti dvābhyām | kaviṃ sarvajñaṃ sarva-vidyā-nirmātāraṃ purāṇaṃ manādi-siddham | anuśāsitāraṃ niyantāram | aṇoḥ sūkṣmād apy aṇīyāṃsaṃ atisūkṣmam ākāśa-kāla-digbhyo ‚py atisūkṣmataram | sarvasya dhātāraṃ poṣakam | aparimita-mahimatvād acintya-rūpaṃ malīmasayor mano-buddhyor agocaram | vedāham etaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam āditya-varṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt iti śruteḥ

prayāṇa-kāla iti | sa-prapañca-prakṛtiṃ bhittvā yas tiṣṭhāti | evaṃbhūtaṃ puruṣam anta-kāle bhakti-yukto niścalena vikṣepa-rahitena manasā yo ‚nusmaret | mano-naiścalye hetuḥ | yoga-balena samyak suṣumṇā mārgeṇa bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśyeti | sa taṃ paraṃ puruṣaṃ paramātma-svarūpaṃ divyaṃ dyotanātmakaṃ prāpnoti

Madhusūdana

punar api tam evānucintayitavyaṃ gantavyaṃ ca puruṣaṃ viśinaṣṭi kavim iti | kaviṃ krānta-darśinaṃ tenātītānāgatādy-aśeṣa-vastu-darśitvena sarvajñam | purāṇaṃ cirantanaṃ sarva-kāraṇatvād anādim iti yāvat | anuśāsitāraṃ sarvasya jagato niyantāram | aṇor aṇīyāṃsaṃ sūkṣād apy ākāśādeḥ sūkṣmataraṃ tad-upādānatvāt | sarvasya karma-phala-jātasya dhātāraṃ vicitratayā prāṇibhyo vibhaktāraṃ phalam ata upapatteḥ iti nyāyāt | na cintayituṃ śakyam aparimitam ahimatvena rūpaṃ yasya tam | ādityasyeva sakala-jagad-avabhāsako varṇaḥ prakāśo yasya taṃ sarvasya jagato ‚vabhāsakam iti yāvat | ataeva tamasaḥ parastāt tamaso mohāndhakārād ajñāna-lakṣaṇāt parastāt prakāśa-rūpatvena tamo-virodhinam iti yāvat | anusmarec cintayed yaḥ kaścid api sa taṃ yātīti pūrveṇaiva sambandhaḥ | sa taṃ paraṃ puruṣam upaiti divyam iti pareṇa vā sambandhaḥ

kadā tad-anusmaraṇe pratrātireko ‚bhyavartate tad āha prayāneti | prayāṇa-kāle ‚nta-kāle ‚calenaikāgreṇa manasā taṃ puruṣaṃ yo ‚nusmared ity anuvartate | kīdṛśaḥ bhaktyā parameśvara-viṣayeṇa parameṇa premṇā yuktaḥ | yogasya samādher balena taj-janita-saṃskāra-samūhena vyutthāna-saṃskāra-virodhinā ca yuktaḥ | evaṃ prathamaṃ hṛdaya-puṇḍarīke vaśīkṛtya tata ūrdhva-gāminyā suṣumṇayā nāḍyā gurūpadiṣṭa-mārgeṇa bhūmi-jaya-krameṇa bhruvor madhye ājñā-cakre prāṇam āveśya sthāpayitvā samyag apramatto brahma-randhrād utkrāmya sa evam upāsakas taṃ kaviṃ purāṇam anuśāsitāram ity-ādi-lakṣaṇaṃ paraṃ puruṣaṃ divyaṃ dyotanātmakam upaiti pratipadyate

Viśvanātha

yogābhyāsaṃ vinā manaso viṣaya-grāmān nivṛttir durghaṭā | yac ca vinā sātatyena bhagavat-smaraṇam api durghaṭam iti yuktam | kenacit yogābhyāsena sahitaiva bhaktiḥ kriyata iti tāṃ yoga-miśrāṃ bhaktim āha kavim iti pañcabhiḥ | kaviṃ sarvajñaṃ sarvajño ‚py anyaḥ sanakādiḥ sārvakāliko na bhavaty ata āha purāṇam anādiṃ sarvajño ‚nādir apy antaryāmī sa bhakty-upadeṣṭā na bhavaty ata āha anuśāsitāram | kṛpayā svabhakti-śikṣakaṃ kṛṣṇa-rāmādi-svarūpam ity arthaḥ | tādṛśa-kṛpālur api sudurvijñeya-tattva eva ity āha aṇoḥ sakāśād apy aṇīyāṃsam | tarhi sa kiṃ jīva iva paramāṇu-pramāṇas tatrāha sarvasya dhātāraṃ sarva-vastu-mātra-dhārakatvena sarva-vyāpakatvāt paraṃ mahā-parimāṇam apīty arthaḥ | ataevācintya-rūpam | puruṣa-vidhatvena madhyama-parimāṇam api tasyānanya-prakāśyatvam āha āditya-varṇam ādityavat sva-para-prakāśako varṇaḥ svarūpaṃ yasya | tathā tamasaḥ prakṛteḥ parastāt vartamānaṃ māyā-śaktimantam api māyātīta-svarūpam ity arthaḥ

prayāṇa-kāle ‚nta-kāle ‚calena niścalena manasā yā satata-smaraṇa-mayī bhaktis tayā yuktaḥ | kathaṃ manaso naiścalyam | ata āha yogasya yogābhyāsasya balena | yoga-prakāraṃ darśayati bhruvor madhye ājñā-cakre

Baladeva

yogād ṛte cetaso ‚nanya-gāmitā duṣkareti yoga-miśrāṃ bhaktim āha kavim ity ādibhiḥ pañcabhiḥ | kaviṃ sarvajñaṃ | anuśāsitāram raghunāthādi-rūpeṇa hitopadeṣṭāram | aṇor aṇīyāṃsaṃ tena cāṇum api jīvam antaḥ praviśatīti siddham | āha caivaṃ śrutiḥ antaḥ praviṣṭaḥ śāstā janānām iti | aṇīyaso ‚pi tasya vyāptim āha sarvasyeti | kṛtsnasya jagato dhātāraṃ dhārakam |

nanu katham evaṃ saṅgacchate tatrāha acintya-rūpaṃ avitarkya-svarūpaṃ ekam eva brahma puruṣa-vidhatvena madhyama-parimāṇam aṇor aṇīyāṃsam ity ukteḥ | paramāṇu-parimāṇaṃ sarvasya dhātāram ity ukteḥ | paraṃ mahā-parimāṇaṃ ceti | nātra yukter avakāśaḥ | sva-parakāśatām āha ādityeti sūryavat sva-para-prakāśakam ity arthaḥ | māyā-gandhāsparśam āha tamasa iti | tamaso māyāyāḥ parastāt sthitaṃ | māyinam api māyātītam ity arthaḥ | etādṛśaṃ puruṣaṃ yo ‚nukṣaṇaṃ smaret sa taṃ paraṃ puruṣam upaiti iti pareṇānvayaḥ

yo jano bhaktyā paramātma-premṇā yoga-balena samādhi-janita-saṃskāra-nicayena ca yuktaḥ prayāṇa-kāle maraṇa-samaye ‚calenaikāgreṇa manasā taṃ puruṣam anusmaret | yoga-prakāram āha bhruvor iti | bhruvor madhye ājñā-cakre prāṇam āveśya saṃsthāpya samyak sāvadhānaḥ san sa taṃ puruṣam upaiti