Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-8
The Imperishable Brahman
23. Of that time wherein yogis depart to return again or never to return, of that I shall speak, O best of Bharatas. One can easily know where the yogis go after knowing the time when they leave their bodies. Sometimes it so happens that a yogi leaves at an improper time and then he has to become embodied again (201-205). Therefore, if he dies at an auspicious time, he becomes one with Brahman; but if he dies at an improper time, he returns to the mortal world. So return and non-return are both dependent on time. I shall now tell you incidentally the proper time for dying. Listen, O great warrior, when a person is overtaken with the stupor of death, the five great elements go their own way. Since he has put on the armour of the experience of God, his intellect remains undeluded, his memory strong and his mind active. This whole sentient group remains fresh at the time of death (206-210).
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