Chapter 8 · Verse 18
Bhagavad Gita 8.18
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Aksara Brahma Yoga · अक्षर ब्रह्म योग
Sanskrit Verse
अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे। रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके।।8.18।।
Roman (IAST)
avyaktādvyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyaharāgame| rātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyaktasaṃjñake||8.18||
Simple transliteration
avyaktadvyaktayah sarvah prabhavantyaharagame ratryagame praliyante tatraivavyaktasamjnake8.18
Meaning
Meaning (English)
At the dawn of Brahma's day, all living beings emerge from the unmanifest state. At the fall of his night, they merge back into the unmanifest. This cosmic cycle of creation and dissolution continues endlessly.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
दिन का उदय होने पर अव्यक्त से व्यक्त उत्पन्न होता है; और रात्रि के आगमन पर उसी अव्यक्त में लीन हो जाता है।
About this verse
This is verse 18 of 28 in Chapter 8 (Aksara Brahma Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.