Shloka 63
Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti
क्रतुरुवाच / प्राणप्रयाणसमये भगवंस्तवैव नामानि संसृतिजदुः खविनाशकानि / येनैकजन्मशमलं सहसैव हित्वा संयाति मुक्तिममलां तमहं प्रपद्ये
kraturuvāca / prāṇaprayāṇasamaye bhagavaṃstavaiva nāmāni saṃsṛtijaduḥ khavināśakāni / yenaikajanmaśamalaṃ sahasaiva hitvā saṃyāti muktimamalāṃ tamahaṃ prapadye
क्रतु ने कहा—हे भगवन्! प्राण-प्रयाण के समय वास्तव में आपके ही नाम संसार-भ्रमण से उत्पन्न दुःखों का नाश करते हैं। उन्हीं से मनुष्य एक ही जन्म के मल को भी सहसा त्यागकर निर्मल मुक्ति को प्राप्त होता है; उसी आपके शरण मैं आता हूँ।
Kratu (a sage/ṛṣi)
Afterlife Stage: Moksha
Concept: Viṣṇu-nāma at the time of death destroys saṃsāra-born sorrow and burns karmic stain, granting stainless liberation.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma as upāya (means) for mokṣa; antaḥkāla-smṛti; grace-mediated purification overriding accumulated mala.
Application: Establish daily nāma-japa so it arises naturally at death; keep a simple practice (e.g., 108 repetitions) and cultivate remembrance during crises.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: deathbed/liminal threshold
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated teaching that Viṣṇu-smaraṇa/nāma at death protects the jīva on the Yama-path and leads to higher gati
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord’s names destroy the sufferings born of saṁsāra and can remove the stain of a lifetime, leading the departing soul toward pure liberation.
It emphasizes that remembrance/utterance of the Lord’s names at the moment the life-breath leaves becomes a decisive spiritual support, severing karmic impurity and directing one toward moksha rather than continued wandering.
Cultivate daily nāma-smaraṇa (repetition/remembering of divine names) so that, even in crisis or at life’s end, the mind naturally turns to the Lord with surrender.