Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.50
म्रियमाणैरभिध्येयो भगवान् परमेश्वर: ।
आत्मभावं नयत्यङ्ग सर्वात्मा सर्वसंश्रय: ॥ ५० ॥
mriyamāṇair abhidhyeyo
[mriyamaanair abhidhyeyo]
bhagavān parameśvaraḥ
[bhagavaan parameshvarah]
ātma-bhāvaṁ nayaty aṅga
[aatma-bhaavam nayaty anga]
sarvātmā sarva-saṁśrayaḥ
[sarvaatmaa sarva-samshrayah]
Word-for-word
mriyamāṇaiḥ
—
by those who are dying
abhidhyeyaḥ
—
meditated upon
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
parama-īśvaraḥ
—
the Supreme Lord
ātma-bhāvam
—
their own true identity
nayati
—
leads them to
aṅga
—
my dear King
sarva-ātmā
—
the Supreme Soul
sarva-saṁśrayaḥ
—
the shelter of all beings.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mriyamāṇair abhidhyeyo
mriyamāṇaiḥ
by those who are dying
abhidhyeyaḥ
meditated upon
bhagavān parameśvaraḥ
bhagavān
the Personality of Godhead
parama-īśvaraḥ
the Supreme Lord
ātma-bhāvaṁ nayaty aṅga
ātma-bhāvam
their own true identity
nayati
leads them to
aṅga
my dear King
sarvātmā sarva-saṁśrayaḥ
sarva-ātmā
the Supreme Soul
sarva-saṁśrayaḥ
the shelter of all beings.
My dear King, the Personality of Godhead is the ultimate controller. He is the Supreme Soul and the supreme shelter of all beings. When meditated upon by those about to die, He reveals to them their own eternal spiritual identity.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! The Supreme Lord, the ultimate controller, the soul of all beings and the supreme shelter of all beings, the object of meditation for a dying person, produces prema for the Lord.
If dying people can meditate on the Lord, he will give them prema for the Lord (ātmā-bhāvam). How does the Lord know that they are meditating on the Lord? The Lord is the soul of all. Others may not know, but the Lord knows that they are meditating on him. “Why does the Lord give prema just from meditating on him once?” He is the shelter of all beings. Thus from him arises all sādhanas and all results of sādhanas. What is so remarkable about this for the Lord who is so magnanimous?
Personal Guidance
Meditated upon at death, the Lord reveals the dying soul's eternal identity. The end of life becomes a doorway, not a wall. Cultivating that meditation now — through nāma, smaraṇa, seva — is the most practical preparation we can make.
Reflection Questions
- Have I imagined my own death as a meeting with Kṛṣṇa, or only as a loss?
- What practice today would prepare for the first version?
My note
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