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BG 8.5 — 8.5 And whosoever, leaving the body, goes forth remembering Me alone, at the time of death, he attains My Being: there is no doubt about this. | Live Gita
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अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् |
यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः ||८-५||

antakāle ca māmeva smaranmuktvā kalevaram . yaḥ prayāti sa madbhāvaṃ yāti nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ ||8-5||


।।8.5।। और जो कोई पुरुष अन्तकाल में मुझे ही स्मरण करता हुआ शरीर को त्याग कर जाता है, वह मेरे स्वरूप को प्राप्त होता है, इसमें कुछ भी संशय नहीं।।

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8.5 No Commentary.

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।8.5।।और जो पुरुष अन्तकालमें -- मरणकालमें मुझ परमेश्वर -- विष्णुका ही स्मरण करता हुआ शरीर,छोड़कर जाता है वह मेरे भावको अर्थात् विष्णुके परम तत्त्वको प्राप्त होता है। इस विषयमें प्राप्त होता है या नहीं ऐसा कोई संशय नहीं है।

Swami Gambirananda

8.5 And at the time of death, anyone who departs by giving up the body while thinking of Me alone, he attains My state. There is no doubt about this.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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