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Enlightened Humans Who Have Acquired True Knowledge Are Constantly Filled With Devotion To God, Their Mind And Intellect Are Committed To Him Alone

साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदु: |
प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतस: || 7.30||

sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ cha ye viduḥ
prayāṇa-kāle ’pi cha māṁ te vidur yukta-chetasaḥ|| 7.30||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 7- Ver. 30:

Enlightened souls who recognise Me as the governing principle of the field of matter and the heavenly gods as well as the Lord of all sacrifice rituals, are fully mindful of Me even when they die.

Explanation

Shree Krishna says in this verse that those enlightened souls who know Him are sincerely committed to Him, and even at the time of death, they are fully mindful of Him. True followers reach His heavenly abode. But, even after death, how can one remember God? Death is supposed to be a torturous experience Such intense pain is beyond any normal human’s tolerance; a person loses consciousness; the mind and intellect cease to function well before death. In that state, one is unable to recall anything. Where is the question of God’s remembrance? So, how do they do it?
Those who have acquired true knowledge are always filled with love to God, their mind and intellect are surrendered and committed to Him alone. As a result, even in death, their bodies are beyond pleasure and pain. Because they are no longer in corporeal consciousness, their soul is fully disconnected from lamentation and longing on a material plane.

We are brought from the level of the individual to the level of the cosmic in this, the seventh chapter’s final shloka. Shri Krishna brings up a question that we all need to think about: how should we prepare for death?

Verse & what we can learn

What should we do to prepare for death? We can’t begin to answer this question unless we understand the cosmos, including where it came from, how it’s sustained, and where it’s heading. As a result, Shri Krishna shifts gears in the eighth chapter to address these concerns.

Ishvara is realised or attained by the wise devotee who has his mind fixed on Him. Whatever we think just before we die has an impact on our afterlife. If we think about something worldly at the point of death, we shall have a worldly fate. However, if we think about Ishvara while dying, we will achieve Ishvara. We have no idea when we will die. If this is the case, the first thing that comes to mind will become our last thinking.

As a result, the practical lesson here is that we should learn to focus our attention on Ishvara while carrying out our responsibilities in this world.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

While performing our tasks in this world, we should learn to focus our attention on Ishvara. The eighth chapter explores how we should go about doing this, as well as how the universe came to be.

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