Shloka 36
Gradations of Bliss and Knowledge; Lakṣmī’s Special Insight; The Rarity of Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Nīlā’s Vow and Śrīnivāsa Darśana
यद्भर्तारो हरिभक्ता न संति ताभिस्त्याज्यं स्वीयगात्रं भृशं हि / स्वभर्तृतं कृष्णरूपं हरिं च स्मृत्वा सम्यग् यदि गात्रं त्यजेयुः
yadbhartāro haribhaktā na saṃti tābhistyājyaṃ svīyagātraṃ bhṛśaṃ hi / svabhartṛtaṃ kṛṣṇarūpaṃ hariṃ ca smṛtvā samyag yadi gātraṃ tyajeyuḥ
Wanita yang suaminya bukan bhakta Hari hendaklah benar-benar melepaskan jasadnya. Jika, dengan mengingati Hari dalam rupa Kṛṣṇa yang gelap sebagai Tuhan dan suami sejati, mereka meninggalkan tubuh pada saat ajal, mereka akan mencapai matlamat yang tepat.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Antima-smṛti of Hari/Kṛṣṇa as the decisive means; radical renunciation of bodily identification when spiritual support is absent.
Vedantic Theme: Smaraṇa at death shaping gati; surrender to Bhagavān as the inner husband/lord (īśvara) beyond worldly relations.
Application: Prepare for death through daily nāma-smaraṇa; cultivate inner refuge in Hari so that remembrance is natural at life’s end.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent insistence on Viṣṇu-smaraṇa at death as salvific; Garuda Purana: teachings on the power of nāma and remembrance in the dying moment
FAQs
This verse emphasizes that right remembrance (samyak-smaraṇa) of Hari—specifically as Kṛṣṇa—at the moment of giving up the body is presented as a decisive spiritual support for attaining the proper end (liberating destination).
Rather than focusing on external rites, the verse highlights inner alignment: if consciousness is fixed on Hari as the true Lord while leaving the body, that remembrance directs the soul toward a higher, auspicious course.
Cultivate steady Vishnu/Krishna-bhakti and daily remembrance so that, in crisis or at life’s end, the mind naturally turns to Hari with clarity and devotion.