Shloka 32
Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation
यस्मिन् जन: प्राणवियोगकाले क्षणं समावेश्य मनोऽविशुद्धम् । निर्हृत्य कर्माशयमाशु याति परां गतिं ब्रह्ममयोऽर्कवर्ण: ॥ ३२ ॥ तस्मिन् भवन्तावखिलात्महेतौ नारायणे कारणमर्त्यमूर्तौ । भावं विधत्तां नितरां महात्मन् किं वावशिष्टं युवयो: सुकृत्यम् ॥ ३३ ॥
yasmin janaḥ prāṇa-viyoga-kāle kṣanaṁ samāveśya mano ’viśuddham nirhṛtya karmāśayam āśu yāti parāṁ gatiṁ brahma-mayo ’rka-varṇaḥ
At the time of death, anyone—even in an impure state—who fixes the mind on Him for but a moment burns away all remnants of karmic bondage and at once attains the supreme destination in a pure spiritual form, radiant like the sun. You two have rendered extraordinary loving service to Lord Nārāyaṇa, the Paramātmā of all and the cause of all causes, the great soul who, though the original source, appears in a humanlike form—what pious duty could still remain for you?
FAQs
This verse teaches that even momentary remembrance of the Lord at death can destroy the stored karmic impressions and grant the supreme destination.
The verse describes the Supreme Lord (Nārāyaṇa/Kṛṣṇa) as identical with Brahman in essence and shining with sunlike radiance.
Cultivate daily nāma-japa, hearing (śravaṇa), and remembrance (smaraṇa) so that the mind naturally turns to the Lord even in crisis.