O son of Prtha, by meditating with a mind engaged in the yoga of practice that does not wander to anything else, one reaches the supreme divine Person.

8.8 O son of Prtha, by meditating with a mind which is engaged in the yoga of practice and which does not stray away to anything else, one reaches the supreme Person existing in the effulgent region.

8.8 O son of Prtha, by meditating with a mind which is engaged in the yoga of practice and which does not stray away to anything else, one reaches the supreme Person existing in the effulgent region. 8.8 With the mind not moving towards any other thing, made steadfast by the method of habitual meditation, and constantly meditating, one goes to the Supreme Person, the Resplendent, O Arjuna. 8.8 Partha, O son of Prtha; anu-cintayan, by meditating, i.e. contemplating in accordance with (anu) the instruction of teachers and scriptures; cestasa, with a mind; abhyasa-yogayuktena, engaged in the yoga of practice-abhyasa, practice, consists in the repetition of the same kind of thought, uninterupted by any contrary idea, with regard to Me who am the object of concentration of the mind; that practice itself is yoga; the mind of a yogi is engrossed (yuktam) in that itself; with a mind that is such, and na anya-gamina, which does not stray away to anything else which is not inclined to go away to any other object; yati, one reaches; the paramam, supreme, unsurpassed; purusam, Person; divyam, existing in the effulgent region (divi), in the Solar Orb. And, to what kind of a Person does he go? This is being stated:

।।8.8।। हे पृथानन्दन ! अभ्यासयोगसे युक्त और अन्यका चिन्तन न करनेवाले चित्तसे परम दिव्य पुरुषका चिन्तन करता हुआ (शरीर छोड़नेवाला मनुष्य) उसीको प्राप्त हो जाता है।

।।8.8।। व्याख्या --[सातवें अध्यायके अट्ठाईसवें श्लोकमें जो सगुणनिराकार परमात्माका वर्णन हुआ था उसीको यहाँ आठवें नवें और दसवें श्लोकमें विस्तारसे कहा गया है।] 'अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन'-- इस पदमें अभ्यास और योग -- ये दो शब्द आये हैं। संसारसे मन हटाकर परमात्मामें बारबार मन लगानेका नाम अभ्यास है और समताका नाम योग है-- 'समत्वं योग उच्यते' (गीता 2। 48)। अभ्यासमें मन लगनेसे प्रसन्नता होती है और मन न लगनेसे खिन्नता होती है। यह अभ्यास तो है पर अभ्यासयोग नहीं है। अभ्यासयोग तभी होगा जब प्रसन्नता और खिन्नता -- दोनों ही न हों। अगर चित्तमें प्रसन्नता और खिन्नता हो भी जायँ तो भी उनको महत्त्व न दे केवल अपने लक्ष्यको ही महत्त्व दे। अपने लक्ष्यपर दृढ़ रहना भी योग है। ऐसे योगसे युक्त चित्त हो।'चेतसा नान्यगामिना' -- चित्त अन्यगामी न हो अर्थात् एक परमात्माके सिवाय दूसरा कोई लक्ष्य न हो।'परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्'--ऐसे चित्तसे परम दिव्य पुरुषका अर्थात् सगुणनिराकार परमात्माका चिन्तन करते हुए शरीर छोड़नेवाला मनुष्य उसी परमात्माको प्राप्त हो जाता है।  सम्बन्ध --अब भगवान् ध्यान करनेके लिये अत्यन्त उपयोगी सगुणनिराकार परमात्माके स्वरूपका वर्णन करते हैं।

He who meditates on Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his mind constantly engaged in remembering Me, undeviated from the path, he, O Pārtha, is sure to reach Me.

In this verse Lord Kṛṣṇa stresses the importance of remembering Him. One’s memory of Kṛṣṇa is revived by chanting the mahā-mantra, Hare Kṛṣṇa. By this practice of chanting and hearing the sound vibration of the Supreme Lord, one’s ear, tongue and mind are engaged. This mystic meditation is very easy to practice, and it helps one attain the Supreme Lord. Puruṣam means enjoyer. Although living entities belong to the marginal energy of the Supreme Lord, they are in material contamination. They think themselves enjoyers, but they are not the supreme enjoyer. Here it is clearly stated that the supreme enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His different manifestations and plenary expansions as Nārāyaṇa, Vāsudeva, etc. The devotee can constantly think of the object of worship, the Supreme Lord, in any of His features – Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, etc. – by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. This practice will purify him, and at the end of his life, due to his constant chanting, he will be transferred to the kingdom of God. Yoga practice is meditation on the Supersoul within; similarly, by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa one fixes his mind always on the Supreme Lord. The mind is fickle, and therefore it is necessary to engage the mind by force to think of Kṛṣṇa. One example often given is that of the caterpillar that thinks of becoming a butterfly and so is transformed into a butterfly in the same life. Similarly, if we constantly think of Kṛṣṇa, it is certain that at the end of our lives we shall have the same bodily constitution as Kṛṣṇa.