अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना। परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
abhyāsa-yoga-yuktena chetasā nānya-gāminā paramaṁ puruṣhaṁ divyaṁ yāti pārthānuchintayan
abhyāsa-yoga—by practice of yog; yuktena—being constantly engaged in remembrance; chetasā—by the mind; na anya-gāminā—without deviating; paramam puruṣham—the Supreme Divine Personality; divyam—divine; yāti—one attains; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; anuchintayan—constant remembrance
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In English by Swami Adidevananda
O son of Prtha, by meditating with a mind engaged in the yoga of practice and not straying away to anything else, one reaches the supreme Person existing in the effulgent region.
In English by Swami Sivananda
With the mind not moving towards any other thing, made steadfast through the practice of habitual meditation, and constantly meditating, one goes to the Supreme Person, the Resplendent, O Arjuna.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।8.8।। हे पृथानन्दन ! अभ्यासयोगसे युक्त और अन्यका चिन्तन न करनेवाले चित्तसे परम दिव्य पुरुषका चिन्तन करता हुआ (शरीर छोड़नेवाला मनुष्य) उसीको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
In English by Swami Sivananda
8.8 अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन (with the mind made) steadfast by the method of habitual meditation, चेतसा with the mind, न not, अन्यगामिना moving towards any other thing, परमम् Supreme, पुरुषम् Purusha, दिव्यम् the resplendent, याति goes, पार्थ O Partha, अनुचिन्तयन् meditating.Commentary Abhyasa means practice. Practice is the constant repetition of one idea of God. In the practice of meditation Vijatiya Vrittis (worldly thoughts or thoughts of a type different from the object of meditation) are shut out and there is Sajatiya Vrittipravaha (continous flow of thoughts of the Self or the Absolute alone). This is Abhyasa. Abhyasa is Yoga. This will terminate in Nirvikalpa Samadhi. The Yogi with Samahita Chitta (eanimity of mind) attains Paramatman or the Supreme Soul. Just as the rivers abandoning their names and forms because one with the ocean, so also the sage or the Vidvan, being liberated from names and forms, and virtue and vice, becomes identical with the Supreme Self.The most vital factor in this practice is regularity. Be regular in your meditation. You will soon reach the goal.Purusham Divyam The resplendent, transcendental Being or the Inner Ruler (Antaryamin) in the solar orb.He who meditates constantly without allowing the mind to wander among the sensual objects, in accordance with the instructions of the scriptures and the perceptor reaches the Supreme Purusha.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।8.8।। व्याख्या --[सातवें अध्यायके अट्ठाईसवें श्लोकमें जो सगुणनिराकार परमात्माका वर्णन हुआ था उसीको यहाँ आठवें नवें और दसवें श्लोकमें विस्तारसे कहा गया है।] 'अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन'-- इस पदमें अभ्यास और योग -- ये दो शब्द आये हैं। संसारसे मन हटाकर परमात्मामें बारबार मन लगानेका नाम अभ्यास है और समताका नाम योग है-- 'समत्वं योग उच्यते' (गीता 2। 48)। अभ्यासमें मन लगनेसे प्रसन्नता होती है और मन न लगनेसे खिन्नता होती है। यह अभ्यास तो है पर अभ्यासयोग नहीं है। अभ्यासयोग तभी होगा जब प्रसन्नता और खिन्नता -- दोनों ही न हों। अगर चित्तमें प्रसन्नता और खिन्नता हो भी जायँ तो भी उनको महत्त्व न दे केवल अपने लक्ष्यको ही महत्त्व दे। अपने लक्ष्यपर दृढ़ रहना भी योग है। ऐसे योगसे युक्त चित्त हो।