अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् ।
यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥ ५ ॥
यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥ ५ ॥
antakāle ca māmeva smaranmuktvā kalevaram .
yaḥ prayāti sa madbhāvaṃ yāti nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ .. 5 ..
And whoso, at the time of death, thinking of Me alone, leaves the body and goes forth, he reaches My being; there is no doubt in this.
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Me: Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord. My being: My real being as Viṣṇu. In this: as to whether he reaches or not.
Constant meditation of the Divine is necessary.
Not to Me alone does this rule apply; but also: