Sukla-krsne Lyrics

sukla-krsne gati hy ete
jagatah sasvate mate
ekaya yaty anavrttim
anyayavartate punah
yatra kale tv anavrttim
avrttim caiva yoginah
prayata yanti tam kalam
vaksyami bharatarsabha

agnir jyotir ahah suklah
san-masa uttarayanam
tatra prayata gacchanti
brahma brahma-vido janah

dhumo ratris tatha krishnah
san-masa daksinayanam
tatra candramasam jyotir
yogi prapya nivartate

naite srti partha janan
yogi muhyati kascana
tasmat sarveshu kaleshu
yoga-yukto bhavarjuna
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Light And Darkness
(Sanskrit)

The paths of light and darkness are as
beginningless and endless as the material
universe - by one is liberation attained, and
by the other, rebirth.

The times during which, after passing from
this world, the Yogi are either liberated or
reborn, I shall now describe to you, greatest
of the Bharata.
By Fire, Light, and Day, during the fortnight
of the waxing moon and the summer solstice
- those who pass then from this world and
know the Supreme shall attain the Supreme.

By Smoke and Night, during the fortnight of
the waning moon and the winter solstice -
those yogi who pass then from this world
will, upon reaching the illuminated moon, be
reborn.

Knowing of these different paths, the
devotee is never deluded. Therefore, be
always engaged in devotion.