Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kunti, that state he will, without fail, attain. What more? At the end of life, whatever state of being one remembers while leaving the body, O son of Kunti, because of being constantly imbued with that state and desire, he attains that very state. This is not just about remembering God; God has stated this as an eternal law. That is why you were saying, right, that Maharaj, we, Maharaj said that as one's mind is now, so will be one's state at the end of life. So, in that, Maharaj has said this keeping this rule in mind. What? That at the end of life, even if he does not remember Me, at least he should not be remembering anything else. So if he remembers something else, then this rule would be proven wrong. If he remembers something else and God grants him liberation, then this rule would be proven wrong. Why is 'yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → Yam Yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → mukta mukta Free. Released. A liberated soul. A resident of any dhãm of Bhagvãn who has been freed from life in the lower loks to a more spiritually elevated state. There are varying levels of muktas: the muktas of Badrikãshram, Shvet-Dvip, Vaikunth, and Golok. The highest level of mukta, akshar- mukta, has attained ultimate kalyãn and is free from the bondage of Mãyã and the cycle of births and deaths. [Sãrangpur – 17]. Tap to open in glossary → Yam Yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → Like sometimes it is said, whoever comes here will have to do this. Whoever, whoever takes admission in the Gurukul will have to follow this rule. That is what 'yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → 'Yam Yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → And 'eva' is also written in it, so. 'Tam tam evaiti Kaunteya'. So in that, he has written very beautifully in the commentary. Ramanujacharyaji has noted every single word in it, every single word. That is why I brought this. That 'tam tam evaiti' like that. Bharatji had such strong prarabdha and strong meritorious deeds, yet it could not stop it. Yet it could not stop it, even God Himself could not stop it. Whatever he remembered, 'tam tam eva iti'. So even if one has extreme meritorious deeds, and throughout his life, no other meritorious deed can be compared to Bharatji's, such was his worship of God. So even strong meritorious deeds cannot stop this. This is that strong. And even strong sinful deeds cannot stop this. Ajamil. Ajamil had grave sins, and when he remembered Narayana, those grave sins did not obstruct him. And for this one, merit did not obstruct. What a solid, ironclad rule God has made. And God has not shown partiality in this, that if one remembers a dog, he becomes a dog, and if he remembers Me, he becomes Me. God has set His own value equal to that of a dog. Equal to a deer; if one remembers a deer, he becomes a deer, and if he remembers Me, he becomes like Me. In this, God did not say that if you remember Me, this happens, and if you remember that, that happens; there is no such different rule. An ironclad rule. And what if one remembers saints? Then God is remembered immediately, Maharaj has said so. God, sadhus, parshads, brahmacharis, devotees of God—if they are remembered, or if God's divine actions are remembered, then through that connection, he remembers the murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → In Bharatji's case, as is the mind now, so at the end of life, did that rule apply? So in that, his destination was indeed good, he had a very high state of mind. But Maharaj said that as one's mind is now, so is the destination at the end of life, so this rule must be kept in mind. What must be kept in the rule? Only that if they do not remember anything else at the end of life, then as their mind is now, so will be their destination. The destination will be exactly the same, there is no change in that. Is what Maharaj said wrong? Or is there still a need for some correction or addition? It is nothing like that. But often, other rules of the scriptures also have to be taken into consideration. Based on that, the decision has to be made. So this rule of the scriptures that God stated, He said it keeping that rule intact, and Maharaj also agrees with it. Maharaj also agrees with it. The whole history agrees, right. That is why Maharaj said that as one's mind is now, so is the destination at the end of life, but if he does not remember anything else, even if he does not remember Me, it is fine. God gave that much leeway. If he does not remember Me, it is fine, I will remember him. But do not do anything else, please. Extremely free of desires? The next verse is about that. The next verse, right, says so. 'Tasmat sarveshu kaleshu mam anusmara yudhya cha'. So then God gave, 'mayy arpita-mano-buddhir mam evaishyasy asamshayah'. Then you will surely attain Me. How does such remembrance occur at the end of life? That is explained in the next verse. If one wants to have such remembrance at the end of life, it does not just happen to everyone accidentally. But to make it happen, it is one's duty to prepare for it beforehand. Then God purifies him afterwards. He does not let him go through birth and death, but He does purify him. But 'mam evaishyasi' is certain in that. He will attain Me, that is certain. But God has not said that I will take him exactly as he is. Then it became His responsibility, God's, that since he remembered Me at the end of life, God says, I will make all arrangements. And even after purifying him, I will take him to My abode. 'Mam evaishyasi', he will attain Me. And what was said about the end of life, that as his mind is now, so is his destination at the end of life, there is no denial in that either. He will have the same destination. But if he does not do this. And if he remembers something else, then his mind did not remain focused. Having a mind now, Maharaj means, is written for the entire life. Throughout his life, if he did not remember God at the end of life, then it made a difference. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details