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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.43

हित्वा कलेवरं तीर्थे गङ्गायां दर्शनादनु । सद्य: स्वरूपं जगृहे भगवत्पार्श्ववर्तिनाम् ॥ ४३ ॥
hitvā kalevaraṁ tīrthe
[hitvaa kalevaram teerthe]
gaṅgāyāṁ darśanād anu
[gangaayaam darshanaad anu]
sadyaḥ svarūpaṁ jagṛhe
[sadyah svaroopam jagrihe]
bhagavat-pārśva-vartinām
[bhagavat-paarshva-vartinaam]
Word-for-word
hitvā — giving up kalevaram — the material body tīrthe — in the holy place gaṅgāyām — on the bank of the Ganges darśanāt anu — after seeing sadyaḥ — immediately sva-rūpam — his original spiritual form jagṛhe — he assumed bhagavat-pārśva-vartinām — which is fit for an associate of the Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hitvā kalevaraṁ tīrthe
hitvā
giving up
kalevaram
the material body
tīrthe
in the holy place
gaṅgāyāṁ darśanād anu
gaṅgāyām
on the bank of the Ganges
darśanāt anu
after seeing
sadyaḥ svarūpaṁ jagṛhe
sadyaḥ
immediately
sva-rūpam
his original spiritual form
jagṛhe
he assumed
bhagavat-pārśva-vartinām
bhagavat-pārśva-vartinām
which is fit for an associate of the Lord.
Upon seeing the Viṣṇudūtas, Ajāmila gave up his material body at Hardwar on the bank of the Ganges. He regained his original spiritual body, which was a body appropriate for an associate of the Lord.
Purport

The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (4.9) :

janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna

“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.”

The result of perfection in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is that after giving up one’s material body, one is immediately transferred to the spiritual world in one’s original spiritual body to become an associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Some devotees go to Vaikuṇṭhaloka, and others go to Goloka Vṛndāvana to become associates of Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After seeing those forms, he gave up his body at this holy place on the Gaṅgā River and immediately attained a spiritual body as an associate of the Lord.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Seeing the Viṣṇudūtas, Ajāmila gave up his material body at Hardwar by the Ganges and regained a spiritual body suitable for the Lord's associates. A devotee's death is a homecoming, not an ending.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I think of death as cessation or as graduation?
  • What would I want to be doing at the moment of my final breath?
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