Shloka 18

Bhadrā and Mitravindā: The Fruits of Namaskāra, Pradakṣiṇā, Hari-nāma, and Śravaṇa of Bhāgavata Kathā

Devanagari script

कलेवरं च तत्याज मरणे हरिचिन्तया / मत्पितुर्वसुदेवस्य भगिन्या उदरे खग

Transliteration

kalevaraṃ ca tatyāja maraṇe haricintayā / matpiturvasudevasya bhaginyā udare khaga

Translation

ครั้นถึงกาลมรณะ เขาละสังขารด้วยการระลึกถึงพระหริ. โอ้พญานก เขาบังเกิดในครรภ์ของน้องสาวแห่งบิดาข้า คือวสุเทวะ.

Word by Word

• कलेवरम्: body
• कलेवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्याज: abandoned/left
• तत्याज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मरणे: at death
• मरणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हरि-चिन्तया: by contemplation of Hari
• हरि-चिन्तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Hari-thought)

• मत्-पितुः: of my father
• मत्-पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (my father)

• वसुदेवस्य: of Vasudeva
• वसुदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भगिन्याः: of (his) sister
• भगिन्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उदरे: in the womb/belly
• उदरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• खग: O bird
• खग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Antaḥ-smṛti of Hari at death sanctifies the departure from the body and shapes the soul’s onward course.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkāla-smaraṇa and īśvara-anusandhāna as a decisive saṃskāra influencing gati; bhakti as a purifier at the moment of death.

Application: Cultivate daily Hari-nāma/japa and remembrance so that the mind naturally turns to Hari at life’s end; keep death-awareness (maraṇa-smṛti) to strengthen practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa): emphasis on nāma-smaraṇa and death-moment cognition affecting post-mortem journey (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vasudeva
• Garuda (Khaga)

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Hari at the time of death in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that leaving the body with Harichintana (remembrance of Hari) is spiritually decisive, implying a purified departure and a favorable post-death trajectory for the soul.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By stressing Harichintana at the moment of dying, the verse points to the Garuda Purana theme that the final mental state influences the soul’s immediate transition, reducing fear and bondage associated with the preta-condition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily remembrance of Vishnu (japa, nama-smarana, prayer) so that the mind naturally turns to Hari during crisis and at life’s end, supporting a calm, dharmic departure.