The Last Thought

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् | यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः ||८-५||

“Krishna reveals a crucial truth: "Whatever a person is thinking of at the exact moment they leave the body — at the moment of death — they go to that. There is no doubt about this, Arjuna."”

यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् | तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः ||८-६||

“Krishna explains the principle: "Whatever a person constantly fills their mind with throughout their life — that is what they are thinking about when they die. And they go to exactly that."”