Stay united in yoga at all times.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन |तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन ||८-२७||
naite sṛtī pārtha jānanyogī muhyati kaścana . tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna ||8-27||
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Meaning
O Partha, knowing these two paths, no yogi is deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, be united in yoga at all times.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Knowing the paths removes delusion; stay in yoga always.
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Explanation
Krishna turns cosmic teaching back into practical instruction: be yoga-yukta at all times. The point is not curiosity about paths alone, but living in continuous alignment with yoga, remembrance, clarity, and dharma.
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Krishna draws the practical conclusion from the teaching of the two paths. The yogi who truly knows these paths is never deluded (na muhyati). Understanding clearly where the bright and dark ways lead, he is no longer swayed by confusion or by the lure of temporary rewards. Therefore, Krishna urges, 'at all times be steadfast in yoga' (sarveshu kaleshu yoga-yukto bhava).
The purpose of all the preceding cosmic and metaphysical instruction now becomes plain: it is meant to produce steadiness, not mere knowledge for its own sake. To know the two paths is to be freed from the confusion that mistakes the impermanent for the eternal.
And the right response to such clarity is constancy — to remain anchored in practice through every season of life. Krishna does not ask for occasional devotion but for unbroken steadfastness 'at all times.' Understanding ripens into discipline, and discipline carries the soul toward the path of light.
In daily life
Do not separate spiritual practice from ordinary hours.
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Krishna on steadiness, in other chapters
- Verse 2.53When intelligence becomes immovably steady in samadhi, undistracted even by scriptural promises, true yoga is attained.
- Verse 10.7Truly seeing the Divine in all things steadies the heart into an unshakable inner union.
- Verse 13.25There are many authentic paths to the Self — meditation, knowledge, and selfless action all lead home.
- Verse 6.35The restless mind can be mastered through steady practice and the gradual letting-go of attachment.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 8.27
Who says Bhagavad Gita 8.27, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 8.27, in Chapter 8, Aksara Brahma Yoga (Aksara Brahma Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 8.27 mean?
O Partha, knowing these two paths, no yogi is deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, be united in yoga at all times. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 8.27 for daily life?
Do not separate spiritual practice from ordinary hours. A person can bring yoga into commute, meals, work, and difficult conversations.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 8.27 mean?
न एते सृती — not (deluded by) these two paths; पार्थ जानन् — O Partha, knowing; योगी मुह्यति कश्चन — no yogi is deluded; तस्मात् सर्वेषु कालेषु — therefore at all times; योगयुक्तः भव — be steadfast in yoga.
Where does verse 8.27 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 27 of 28 in Chapter 8, Aksara Brahma Yoga. The next verse is 8.28.