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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8

Know God At The Time Of Your Death

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THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

arjuna uvācakiṃ tadbrahma kimadhyātmaṃ kiṃ karma puruṣottama adhibhūtaṃ ca kiṃ proktam adhidaivaṃ kimucyate

Arjuna says: O my Lord, O supreme person, what is Brahman? What is the Self? What are result-based actions? What is this material manifestation? And what are the demi-gods? Please explain all this to me.

Powerful Cognition

Life and death are the two siodes of the same coin.

adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko'tra dehe'smin madhusūdana prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ

How does this Lord of sacrifice live in the body, and in which part does He live, O Madhusūdana? How can those engaged in devotional service know You at the time of their death?

Powerful Cognition

Our understanding about death impacts our understanding about life. Understanding that life is eternal gives freedom from the need to accomplish everything in one lifetime.