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All perishable objects are called Adhibhoota, and the
soul is Adhidaiva. I am Adhiyajna, the five basic elements, in the body,
O Arjuna. (8.04)
The One who leaves the body, at the hour of death, remembering Me
attains My abode. There is no doubt about this. (8.05)
Remembering whatever object one leaves the body at the end of life, one
attains that object, O Arjuna, because of the constant thought of that
object (one remembers that object at the end of life and achieves it).
(8.06)
Therefore, always remember Me and do your duty. You shall certainly
attain Me if your mind and intellect are fixed on Me. (8.07)
By contemplating on Me with an unwavering mind, disciplined by the
practice of meditation, one attains the Supreme divine spirit, O Arjuna.
(8.08)
The one who meditates on Brahman as the omniscient, the oldest, the
controller, smaller than the smallest (and bigger than the biggest), the
sustainer of everything, the inconceivable, the self luminous like the
sun, and as transcendental or beyond the material reality; (8.09)
At the time of death with steadfast mind and devotion; making the flow
of Pranic impulse rise up (to the middle of two eye brows) by the power
of yoga and holding there; attains the Supreme divine spirit. (See also
4.29, 5.27, and 6.13) (8.10)
I shall briefly explain to you (the process to attain) that goal which
the knowers of the Vedas call the imperishable; into which the ascetics,
freed from attachment, enter; and desiring which people lead a life of
celibacy. (8.11)
Controlling all the (nine) doors of the body, the abode of
consciousness; focusing the mind on the heart and Prana in the cerebrum,
and engaged in yogic practice; (8.12)
One who leaves the body while meditating on Brahman and uttering OM, the
sacred monosyllable sound of Brahman, attains the Supreme goal. (8.13)
I am easily attainable, O Arjuna, by that ever steadfast yogi who always
thinks of Me and whose mind does not go elsewhere. (8.14)
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