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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.46.32-33

యస్మిన్ జన: ప్రాణవియోగకాలే క్షణం సమావేశ్య మనోఽవిశుద్ధమ్ । నిర్హృత్య కర్మాశయమాశు యాతి పరాం గతిం బ్రహ్మమయోఽర్కవర్ణ: ॥ ౩౨ ॥ తస్మిన్ భవన్తావఖిలాత్మహేతౌ నారాయణే కారణమర్త్యమూర్తౌ । భావం విధత్తాం నితరాం మహాత్మన్ కిం వావశిష్టం యువయో: సుకృత్యమ్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥
yasmin janaḥ prāṇa-viyoga-kāle
[yasmin janah praana-viyoga-kaale]
kṣanaṁ samāveśya mano ’viśuddham
[kshanam samaaveshya mano ’vishuddham]
nirhṛtya karmāśayam āśu yāti
[nirhritya karmaashayam aashu yaati]
parāṁ gatiṁ brahma-mayo ’rka-varṇaḥ
[paraam gatim brahma-mayo ’rka-varnah]
tasmin bhavantāv akhilātma-hetau
[tasmin bhavantaav akhilaatma-hetau]
nārāyaṇe kāraṇa-martya-mūrtau
[naaraayane kaarana-martya-moortau]
bhāvaṁ vidhattāṁ nitarāṁ mahātman
[bhaavam vidhattaam nitaraam mahaatman]
kiṁ vāvaśiṣṭaṁ yuvayoḥ su-kṛtyam
[kim vaavashishtam yuvayoh su-krityam]
yasmin — in whom janaḥ — any person prāṇa — from one’s life air viyoga — of separation kāle — at the time kṣaṇam — for a moment samāveśya — absorbing manaḥ — one’s mind aviśuddham — impure nirhṛtya — eradicating karma — of the reactions of material work āśayam — all traces āśu — immediately yāti — he goes parām — to the supreme gatim — destination brahma - mayaḥ — in a purely spiritual form arka — like the sun varṇaḥ — whose color tasmin — to Him bhavantau — your good selves akhila — of all ātma — the Supreme Soul hetau — and reason for existence nārāyaṇe — Lord Nārāyaṇa kāraṇa — the cause of everything martya — human mūrtau — in a form bhāvam — pure love vidhattām — have given nitarām — exceedingly mahā - ātman — to the perfectly complete kim vā — then what avaśiṣṭam — remaining yuvayoḥ — for you su - kṛtyam — required pious activity .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasmin janaḥ prāṇa-viyoga-kāle
yasmin
in whom
janaḥ
any person
prāṇa
from one’s life air
viyoga
of separation
kāle
at the time
kṣanaṁ samāveśya mano ’viśuddham
kṣaṇam
for a moment
samāveśya
absorbing
manaḥ
one’s mind
nirhṛtya karmāśayam āśu yāti
parāṁ gatiṁ brahma-mayo ’rka-varṇaḥ
aviśuddham
impure
tasmin bhavantāv akhilātma-hetau
nārāyaṇe kāraṇa-martya-mūrtau
bhāvaṁ vidhattāṁ nitarāṁ mahātman
nirhṛtya
eradicating
karma
of the reactions of material work
kiṁ vāvaśiṣṭaṁ yuvayoḥ su-kṛtyam
āśayam
all traces
āśu
immediately
yāti
he goes
parām
to the supreme
gatim
destination
brahma - mayaḥ
in a purely spiritual form
arka
like the sun
varṇaḥ
whose color
tasmin
to Him
bhavantau
your good selves
akhila
of all
ātma
the Supreme Soul
hetau
and reason for existence
nārāyaṇe
Lord Nārāyaṇa
kāraṇa
the cause of everything
martya
human
mūrtau
in a form
bhāvam
pure love
vidhattām
have given
nitarām
exceedingly
mahā - ātman
to the perfectly complete
kim vā
then what
avaśiṣṭam
remaining
yuvayoḥ
for you
su - kṛtyam
required pious activity .
  • prāṇa - viyoga - kāle — at the time of separation from the life air
    Compound: prāṇa (life air) + viyoga (separation) + kāla (time). The technical term for death. Note: viyoga here is bodily; in verse 3, viyoga is from Kṛṣṇa — same word, two registers. The chapter unifies its lexicon.
  • samāveśya — absorbing
    Gerund of sam-ā-√viś (to enter fully into). The same verb that names the entry of the Lord into the bhakta (samāveśa is a technical Vaiṣṇava category — daivic 'possession'). Uddhava: even a moment's samāveśa suffices.
  • brahma - mayaḥ — in a purely spiritual form
    Compound: brahma + mayaḥ (made of). The post-mortem body is brahma-substance. Gauḍīya: brahma-mayaḥ here is sac-cid-ānanda-tanu, not Advaitin merged-brahman; the next phrase arka-varṇaḥ confirms a form, not a dissolution.
  • arka - varṇaḥ — with sun-like color
    Compound: arka (sun) + varṇa (color). Sun-bright spiritual body. The verse insists on a varṇa — a color, a form — even at the moment of supreme liberation. Gauḍīya proof-text against Māyāvāda formlessness in mukti.
  • kāraṇa - martya - mūrtau — the cause-of-all in human form
    Compound: kāraṇa (cause) + martya (human) + mūrti (form). Uddhava names Kṛṣṇa as the cause-of-all who has taken human shape. This is the precise Gauḍīya tattva: Bhagavān is not impersonal but personal, not abstract but martya-mūrti, His form perfectly human and perfectly divine.
  • bhāvam-vidhattām — (you two) have given pure love
    bhāva (pure devotional emotion) + vidhattām (have rendered). Uddhava names the gift Nanda and Yaśodā have given Kṛṣṇa: bhāva. Gauḍīya tradition's highest accolade — even Bhagavān is recipient of bhāva from His devotees.
Anyone, even a person in an impure state, who absorbs his mind in Him for just a moment at the time of death burns up all traces of sinful reactions and immediately attains the supreme transcendental destination in a pure, spiritual form as effulgent as the sun. You two have rendered exceptional loving service to Him, Lord Nārāyaṇa, the Supersoul of all and the cause of all existence, the great soul who, although the original cause of everything, has a humanlike form. What pious deeds could still be required of you?
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Anyone, even a person in an impure state, who absorbs his mind in Him for just a moment at the time of death burns up all traces of sinful reactions and immediately attains the supreme transcendental destination in a pure, spiritual form as effulgent as the sun. You two have rendered exceptional loving service to Him, Lord Nārāyaṇa, the Supersoul of all and the cause of all existence, the great soul who, although the original cause of everything, has a humanlike form. What pious deeds could still be required of you?
Commentary

After burning up (nirhrtya) all traces of karma, the person goes to Vaikuntha loka (param gatim) with a spiritual body (brahmamayah), bright like the sun. "You two have rendered devotion to Narayana, who is the soul of all and the cause of all, who is the cause of all causes but has the form of a human. But what activities remain to be done by you?" But (tu) is used to indicate that for them nothing remains to be done, but for Krsna there remains work of consoling and pacifying them, and being obedient to them.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Not seeing signs of satisfaction in Nanda and Yaśodā by his description, Uddhava again described the two boys, with kaimutya, in two verses. The singular is used since Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are non-different (yasmin). Any jīva who absorbs his pure mind—without relation to the senses-- for even a moment in Kṛṣṇa at the time of death immediately attains the supreme goal. Or if he somehow or other absorbs his mind, even impure (mano aviśuddham), in Kṛṣṇa, he immediately attains the supreme goal—which manifests from the Lord’s svarūpa (brahma-mayaḥ), a form of śuddha-sattva, a function of the cit-śakti . He attains a spiritual body as an associate of the Lord. He does not attain something which disappears like objects made of matter. He becomes effulgent like the sun—self-illuminating, and with the ability to illuminate others. Similarly the Lord is described in the same way. Ādityavarṇām tamasaḥ parastāt: he is beyond prakṛti, self-effulgent. (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad) Kṛṣṇa is the root form or revealer of all ātmās—all forms of the Lord and all jīvas (akhilātma-hetau). The cause is Nārāyaṇa. “Does he have four arms?” He is Brahman (kāraṇa) in human form (martya-mūrtau). You manifest anurāga (bhāvam) to him to the highest degree (nitarām), more than Vasudeva and Devakī. O great soul, you have the highest nature, since you possess such anurāga! The word vā indicate a movement of his eyebrow. What remains for you two to do? Everything is perfect. It only remains for Kṛṣṇa to satisfy you. Sva-kṛtam is an alternative version.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He uses the word bhavantau (you two) to show great respect to Nanda and Yaśodā at the beginning of the statement. At the end of the statement he uses yuvayoḥ to indicate his great devotion to them. This is understood later also. Kṛṣṇa is the cause of everything and the ātmā of everything (akhilātma-hetau). This shows his difference (cause) and non-difference (ātma) from everything. This is the vaiṣṇava-siddhānta. Or he is the cause of all the jīvas (ātma). They manifest from him. He is Brahman. “The supreme is without form.” He is Nārāyaṇa. “Nārāyaṇa has four arms.” He has a human form (martya-mūrtau) which is affectionate to devotees (kāraṇa) or endowed with a variety of astonishing pastimes. You two show affection (bhāvam) for him which surpasses that of any of the parents of the avatāras includiong Vasudeva and Devakī. O greatly intelligent Nanda! Vā indicates a doubt. What else have you two to do? Only he should satisfy you completely. That is all that remains to be done. That is the meaning of su.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Udyama (Industriousness / Effort)Asteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
Related verses

A single moment of mind on Him at death burns all karma and grants a brahma-mayaḥ body bright as the sun. Uddhava's argument: your love for Him is not a moment but a continuous condition. What pious deed could possibly remain owed?

Ajāmila's name at the moment of death

Ajāmila, sunk in sin, cried 'Nārāyaṇa!' at death only because that was his son's name. Yet the Viṣṇudūtas intervened; the name alone undid lifetimes of karma (SB 6.1-3).

Uddhava's verse 32 cites the same principle: one moment's mat-samāveśa at prāṇa-viyoga burns the āśaya of karma. Gauḍīyas read SB 6 and 10.46.32-33 as twin scriptural witnesses — Ajāmila is the worked example of what Uddhava asserts as doctrine.

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