Bg. 8.13
Devanāgarī
ॐ इत्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन् । य: प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम् ॥ १३ ॥
Synonyms
oṁ—the combination of lettersoṁ(oṁ-kāra);iti—thus;eka-akṣaram—the one syllable;brahma—absolute;vyāharan—vibrating;mām—Me (Kṛṣṇa);anusmaran—remembering;yaḥ—anyone who;prayāti—leaves;tyajan—quitting;deham—this body;saḥ—he;yāti—achieves;paramām—the supreme;gatim—destination.
Translation
After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable oṁ, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly reach the spiritual planets.
Purport
After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable oṁ, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly reach the spiritual planets.
It is clearly stated here thatoṁ,Brahman and Lord Kṛṣṇa are not different. The impersonal sound of Kṛṣṇa isoṁ,but the sound Hare Kṛṣṇa containsoṁ.The chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇamantrais clearly recommended for this age. So if one quits his body at the end of life chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, he certainly reaches one of the spiritual planets, according to the mode of his practice. The devotees of Kṛṣṇa enter the Kṛṣṇa planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana. For the personalists there are also innumerable other planets, known as Vaikuṇṭha planets, in the spiritual sky, whereas the impersonalists remain in thebrahma-jyotir.
It is clearly stated here thatoṁ,Brahman and Lord Kṛṣṇa are not different. The impersonal sound of Kṛṣṇa isoṁ,but the sound Hare Kṛṣṇa containsoṁ.The chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇamantrais clearly recommended for this age. So if one quits his body at the end of life chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, he certainly reaches one of the spiritual planets, according to the mode of his practice. The devotees of Kṛṣṇa enter the Kṛṣṇa planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana. For the personalists there are also innumerable other planets, known as Vaikuṇṭha planets, in the spiritual sky, whereas the impersonalists remain in thebrahma-jyotir.
It is clearly stated here thatoṁ,Brahman and Lord Kṛṣṇa are not different. The impersonal sound of Kṛṣṇa isoṁ,but the sound Hare Kṛṣṇa containsoṁ.The chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇamantrais clearly recommended for this age. So if one quits his body at the end of life chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, he certainly reaches one of the spiritual planets, according to the mode of his practice. The devotees of Kṛṣṇa enter the Kṛṣṇa planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana. For the personalists there are also innumerable other planets, known as Vaikuṇṭha planets, in the spiritual sky, whereas the impersonalists remain in thebrahma-jyotir.
It is clearly stated here thatoṁ,Brahman and Lord Kṛṣṇa are not different. The impersonal sound of Kṛṣṇa isoṁ,but the sound Hare Kṛṣṇa containsoṁ.The chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇamantrais clearly recommended for this age. So if one quits his body at the end of life chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, he certainly reaches one of the spiritual planets, according to the mode of his practice. The devotees of Kṛṣṇa enter the Kṛṣṇa planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana. For the personalists there are also innumerable other planets, known as Vaikuṇṭha planets, in the spiritual sky, whereas the impersonalists remain in thebrahma-jyotir.