The Yoga of the Imperishable Absolute

Krishna delivers one of the Gita's most profound teachings: 'Anta-kale cha mam eva smaran'—whoever, at the time of death (anta-kale), remembering (smaran) Me (mam) alone (eva), 'muktv kalevaram'—leaving (muktv) the body (kalevaram), 'yah prayati sa mad-bhavam yati'—he (sah) goes (prayati) and attains (yati) My nature (mad-bhavam). 'Nasty atra samshayah'—there is no doubt (samshayah) about this (atra). This is the core teaching of Chapter 8: what you remember at death determines where you go. If you remember Krishna at death, you attain Krishna's nature—liberation, union with the Supreme. This isn't about controlling death—it's about preparing during life. What you think about daily becomes your state at death. Practice remembering Krishna now, so it's natural at the final moment. The state of consciousness at death comes from daily cultivation.