Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.23.13
Nirodha· Winding upRemember Kṛṣṇa at Life’s Final Moment
“In due course of time, when Pṛthu Mahārāja was to give up his body, he fixed his mind firmly upon the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, and thus, completely situated on the brahma-bhūta platform, he gave up the material body.”
What the purport teaches
- When the time came to leave his body, Pṛthu Mahārāja fixed his mind firmly on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. He departed fully situated on the brahma-bhūta, or liberated, platform.
- Spiritual progress is tested at the time of death. One who remembers Kṛṣṇa then is transferred to Goloka Vṛndāvana, or Kṛṣṇaloka, making life successful.
- By Kṛṣṇa’s grace, Pṛthu Mahārāja understood that his life was nearing its end and became joyful. Since bodily difficulties can make chanting at death difficult, remembering and chanting then depend on Kṛṣṇa’s grace.
Try this today
Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa for a few quiet minutes today, praying for Kṛṣṇa’s grace to remember Him.
Ask yourself
How can the importance of remembering Kṛṣṇa at death inspire my devotional practice today?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.