Chapter 8 · Verse 5
Path of the Eternal God
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्। यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः
anta-kāle cha mām eva smaran muktvā kalevaram yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaṁ yāti nāstyatra sanśhayaḥ
Word Meanings
anta-kāle — at the time of death; cha — and; mām — me; eva — alone; smaran — remembering; muktvā — relinquish; kalevaram — the body; yaḥ — who; prayāti — goes; saḥ — he; mat-bhāvam — Godlike nature; yāti — achieves; na — no; asti — there is; atra — here; sanśhayaḥ — doubt
Translation
Whoever departs at the time of death remembering Me alone, leaving the body behind, attains My very nature—of this there is no doubt.