Shloka 10
विभूति-योगः (Vibhūti-yoga) — Exemplary Manifestations as a Contemplative Index
प्रयाणकाले मनसाचलेन भक््त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव । भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक् सतं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्
prayāṇakāle manasācalena bhaktyā yukto yogabalena caiva | bhruvormadhye prāṇam āveśya samyak sataṁ paraṁ puruṣam upaiti divyam ||
At the time of departure from life, one whose mind is steady, who is united with devotion and strengthened by the power of yoga, and who properly fixes the life-breath in the space between the eyebrows—such a person attains the radiant Supreme Person, the eternal Reality. In the ethical frame of the Gītā’s battlefield teaching, this describes the disciplined inner orientation that makes one’s final moment a culmination of lifelong practice rather than a collapse into fear or confusion.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that liberation-oriented attainment at death depends on steadiness of mind, devotion, and yogic strength, expressed as focused concentration (symbolized by fixing prāṇa between the eyebrows) directed toward the Supreme Person.
In the battlefield dialogue, Arjuna is asking about the means by which a disciplined practitioner departs from life and reaches the highest goal; the verse describes the inner yogic process and devotional orientation that culminate in attaining the divine Supreme Person.