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Bhagavad-gītā 8.10
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
- प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन
- भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव ।
- भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक्
- स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम् ॥१०॥
- prayāṇa-kāle manasācalena
- bhaktyā yukto yoga-balena caiva
- bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśya samyak
- sa taṁ paraṁ puruṣam upaiti divyam
prayāṇaat the time of death-kāleat the time of death — at the time of death; manasāby the mind — by the mind; acalenawithout its being deviated — without its being deviated; bhaktyāin full devotion — in full devotion; yuktaḥengaged — engaged; yogaby the power of mystic yoga-balenaby the power of mystic yoga — by the power of mystic yoga; caalso — also; evacertainly — certainly; bhruvoḥthe two eyebrows — the two eyebrows; madhyebetween — between; prāṇamthe life air — the life air; āveśyaestablishing — establishing; samyakcompletely — completely; saḥhe — he; tamthat — that; paramtranscendental — transcendental; puruṣamPersonality of Godhead — Personality of Godhead; upaitiachieves — achieves; divyamin the spiritual kingdom — in the spiritual kingdom.
One who, at the time of death, fixes his life air between the eyebrows and, by the strength of yoga, with an undeviating mind, engages himself in remembering the Supreme Lord in full devotion, will certainly attain to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
In this verse it is clearly stated that at the time of death the mind must be fixed in devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For those practiced in yoga, it is recommended that they raise the life force between the eyebrows (to the ājñā-cakra). The practice of ṣaṭ-cakra-yoga, involving meditation on the six cakras, is suggested here. A pure devotee does not practice such yoga, but because he is always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, at death he can remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead by His grace. This is explained in verse fourteen.
The particular use of the word yoga-balena is significant in this verse because without practice of yoga—whether ṣaṭ-cakra-yoga or bhakti-yoga—one cannot come to this transcendental state of being at the time of death. One cannot suddenly remember the Supreme Lord at death; one must have practiced some yoga system, especially the system of bhakti-yoga. Since one's mind at death is very disturbed, one should practice transcendence through yoga during one's life.