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Chapter 8
Link:—In the next verse, Lord Krsna explains, how a devotee according to the thought, which he has at the time of death, reaches Him.
prayanakale manasacalena
bhaktya yukto yogabalena caiva
bhruvormadhye pranamavedya samyak
sa tam param purusamupaiti divyam
By Yogic power, firmly holding the life-breath between the two eyebrows, at the time of death, concentrating on God, with a steadfast mind and full of devotion, he reaches the Supreme Purusa (God). 10
Comment:
Prayanakale manasacalena bhaktya yukto yogabalena caiva bhruvormadhye pranamavedya samyak sa tam param purusamupaiti divyam:—Here, devotion stands for attraction for the Lord, and that attraction, is one's own, and is not of mind and intellect, etc. The Yogi contemplates on God, Who is formless and is endowed, with attributes.
By Yogic power, he holding the life-breath, in the space between the two eyebrows, in the principal nerve called 'Susumna which is situated in the circle with two leaves (Dvidala cakra) (leaving the body through me tenth door, situated in the skull), reaches the Supreme Purusa.
Tam param purusamupaiti divyam:—He attains, the Supreme Divine Lord, Who is formless and is endowed with attributes, as described in the ninth verse. Whatever, was said in brief, in the eighth verse, has been explained in detail in the ninth and tenth verses, and thus the topic has been concluded.
In this context, there is a description of the worship of the Lord, Who is formless and is endowed with attributes. There is need for practice, in this worship. This practice, is not meant, for attaining accomplishments (siddhi), but for God-realization. This concentration of mind, on God, at the time of death, is a difficult task, which can be carried out, only by one who has a full command, over his life-breath, and mind.
A striver, should first have a determination that beyond ignorance, there is an unaffected and transcendental divinity—One, Who is the illuminator, base and inspirer, of all the beings. Then, he should love Him from his heart. By doing so, his mind will be concentrated, on Him naturally.
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