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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 5

The Imperishable Absolute

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.5 mean?

And whoever, at the time of death, departs leaving the body while remembering Me alone, he attains My state — there is no doubt about this.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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