BG 8.26
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते ।
एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययावर्तते पुनः ॥
एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययावर्तते पुनः ॥
śukla-kṛṣṇe gatī hy ete jagataḥ śāśvate mate
ekayā yāty anāvṛttim anyayāvartate punaḥ
ekayā yāty anāvṛttim anyayāvartate punaḥ
Word-for-word meanings
ete — these two; gatī hi — paths indeed; jagataḥ — of the world; śukla — the bright; kṛṣṇe — [and] the dark; mate — are considered; śāśvate — as ever existent; ekayā — [proceeding] by one; yāti — a person attains; anāvṛttim — no return; anyayā — [while proceeding] by the other; āvartate — one comes back; punaḥ — again.
Translation
These two paths of the world, the bright and the dark, are considered to be ever existent. Proceeding by one of them, one does not return, while proceeding by the other, one comes back again.