BG 8.25
तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते ॥
tatra cāndramasaṁ jyotir yogī prāpya nivartate
Word-for-word meanings
yogī — the yogī; tatra — [who departs] during [i.e., under the influence of]; dhūmaḥ — the smoke [and its presiding deity]; rātriḥ — the night [and its presiding deity]; kṛṣṇaḥ — the dark fortnight [and its presiding deity]; tathā — and; ṣaṭ-māsāḥ — the six months; dakṣiṇa-ayanam — when the sun is in the southern hemisphere [and its presiding deity]; prāpya — having attained; jyotiḥ — the celestial light; cāndramasam — [of] the lunar sphere; nivartate — returns [to this earthly planet].
Translation
The yogī who departs during the smoke, the night, the dark fortnight, and the six months of the sun’s southern course [i.e., by following the path presided over by these deities], attains the celestial light of the lunar sphere and subsequently returns [to this earthly planet].