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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन |
प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ||८-२||
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko.atra dehe.asminmadhusūdana . prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo.asi niyatātmabhiḥ ||8-2||
Who and how is Adhiyajna here in this body, O destroyer of Madhu (Krishna)? And how at the time of death, art Thou to be known by the self-controlled?
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Arjuna continues: "And who is the divine presence within this body, and how does it dwell here? Most importantly — how can a person who has practiced self-control know You at the moment of death?"
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