20 Feb 2022
[Mr. Martin asked: Can these verses be translated to English? Thank You 🙏 Martin.
1) Death intelligence or Mṛtyu Jñānam:-
Yebhyo me jīvitaṃ sarvam
Nītam te nā'dya rakṣkāḥ ।
Amato rakṣako naiti
Tat mṛtyu jñāna mantyajam ।।
Swami Replied: The human being on the deathbed, in the very last minutes of his or her life, is blessed by God with this last flash of knowledge. Following is the truth that the person realizes: "I have wasted all my life for these family members, who are now standing around me, eager to know the details of my bank accounts and investments before I die. Even if they wanted to, they could never protect me from death. The only one who can protect me, now and hereafter, is God. But I never thought about Him all my life. Those about whom I thought all my life are around me and are incapable of protecting me. God, who alone is capable of protecting me in this situation, is not coming to me since I never thought about Him!"
[2) Death torture or Maraṇa Vedanā:-
Samaye sati na jñānam
Jñānetu samayo na ca ।
iti mouna vyathā bhūyo
jātā maraṇa vedanā ।।]
Swami Replied: Subsequently, the dying person thinks "When there was ample time, this truth never struck my mind. When it has struck me now, I have no time left. I do not have even a minute left. Even if I reveal this pain to these people around me, what can they do about it?" Thus, the dying person suffers from this silent pain in his or her heart and this is called as the agony of death.
God blesses every human being with these two experiences in the end namely (1) last flash of knowledge and (2) the last agony. If you read these two verses every day, fully understanding their meaning, you will certainly put forth sincere spiritual efforts throughout your life. Then, you will not have to face these two terrifying experiences in the end.
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