Chapter 8 Text 22-25

1. Chapter 8 Text 22-25 Attaining the Supreme Process of passing away from this world

2. Text 22 puruñaù sa paraù pärtha bhaktyä labhyas tv ananyayä yasyäntaù-sthäni bhütäni yena sarvam idaà tatam The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than all, is attainable by unalloyed devotion. Although He is present in His abode, He is all-pervading, and everything is situated within Him.

3. Vaikuntha – the spiritual world • yaà präpya na nivartante tad dhäma paramaà mama“that place from which, having attained it, one never returns—that is My supreme abode.” • Lord though situated in His abode still is all pervading.

4. yatra käle tv anävåttim ävåttià caiva yoginaù prayätä yänti taà kälaà vakñyämi bharatarñabha agnir jyotir ahaù çuklaù ñaë-mäsä uttaräyaëam tatra prayätä gacchanti brahma brahma-vido janäù dhümo rätris tathä kåñëaù ñaë-mäsä dakñiëäyanam tatra cändramasaà jyotir yogé präpya nivartate O best of the Bhäratas, I shall now explain to you the different times at which, passing away from this world, the yogé does or does not come back. Those who know the Supreme Brahman attain that Supreme by passing away from the world during the influence of the fiery god, in the light, at an auspicious moment of the day, during the fortnight of the waxing moon, or during the six months when the sun travels in the north. The mystic who passes away from this world during the smoke, the night, the fortnight of the waning moon, or the six months when the sun passes to the south reaches the moon planet but again comes back. Text 23-25

5. Process of passing away • Karma, Jnana and Dhyana Yoga require to leave body at particular time in proper way. • Presiding deities of different aspects responsible for living entities liberation. • Going to moon – life span of 10,000 celestial years. • For devotee no consideration of all such timings – leave body while chanting Hare Krsna.