BG 8.28

वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् ।
अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ॥
vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣṭam
atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti cādyam

Word-for-word meanings

yat — whatever;  puṇya-phalam — meritorious results;  pradiṣṭam — have been indicated [in scriptures];  vedeṣu — regarding the study of the Vedas;  yajñeṣu — the performance of yajña (sacrifice);  tapaḥsu — the execution of penance;  ca — and;  eva — indeed;  dāneṣu — acts of charity;  yogī — the yogī;  atyeti — surpasses;  tat sarvam — all of that;  viditvā — knowing;  idam — this truth [regarding the eight topics that Arjuna inquired into];  upaiti ca — he thus attains;  ādyam — the original;  param — supreme;  sthānam — abode.

Translation

Whatever meritorious results have been indicated [in scriptures] regarding the study of the Vedas, the performance of yajña, the execution of penance, and acts of charity, the yogī surpasses all of that, knowing this truth [regarding the eight topics of inquiry]. He thus attains the original supreme abode.

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