Bhagavad Gita 8.5 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Whoever remembers me at the end comes to me.”
What it means
“Whoever leaves the body remembering me at the end comes to me. Of this there is no doubt.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Anta Kale Cha Mam Eva”
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् । यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥
antakāle ca māmeva smaranmuktvā kalevaram yaḥ prayāti sa madbhāvaṃ yāti nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
And at the time of death, anyone who departs by giving up the body while thinking of Me alone, he attains My state. There is no doubt about this.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और जो कोई पुरुष अन्तकाल में मुझे ही स्मरण करता हुआ शरीर को त्याग कर जाता है, वह मेरे स्वरूप को प्राप्त हो ता है, इसमें कुछ भी संशय नहीं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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