धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्ण: षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्। तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज | DailyGitaShlok

धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्ण: षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।
तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते॥ २५॥

जिस मार्गमें— धूमका अधिपति देवता, रात्रिका अधिपति देवता, कृष्णपक्षका अधिपति देवता और छ: महीनोंवाले दक्षिणायनका अधिपति देवता है, (शरीर छोडक़र) उस मार्गसे गया हुआ योगी (सकाम मनुष्य) चन्द्रमाकी ज्योतिको प्राप्त होकर लौट आता है अर्थात् जन्म-मरणको प्राप्त होता है।

The other path is that wherein are stationed the gods presiding over smoke, night, the dark fortnight, and the six months of the southward course of the sun; the Yogi (devoted to action with an interested motive) taking to this path after death is led by the above gods, one after another, and attaining the lustre of the moon (and enjoying the fruit of his meritorious deeds in heaven) returns to this mortal world. (8:25)