Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 8.25
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 8.25 · 8 · Verse 25
Sanskrit Original
।।8.25।। --,धूमो रात्रिः धूमाभिमानिनी रात्र्यभिमानिनी च देवता। तथा कृष्णः कृष्णपक्षदेवता। षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम् इति च पूर्ववत् देवतैव। तत्र चन्द्रमसि भवं चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिः फलम् इष्टादिकारी योगी कर्मी प्राप्य भुक्त्वा तत्क्षयात् इह पुनः निवर्तते।।
8.25 Dhuman, smoke; and ratrih night, are the deities presiding over smoke and night. Similarly, krsnah, the dark fornight, means the deity of the dark fortnight. Just as before, by sanmasah daksinayanam the six months of the Southern solstice, also is verily meant a deity. Tatra, following this Path; yogi, the yogi who performs sacrifices etc., the man of actions; prapya, having reached; candramasam jyotih, the lunar light-having enjoyed the results (of his actions); nivartate, returns, on their exhaustion.