TEXT 5

Devanagari

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् ।
य: प्रयाति स मद्भ‍ावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशय: ॥ ५ ॥

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anta-kāle ca mām eva
smaran muktvā kalevaram
yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaṁ
yāti nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ

Synonyms

anta-kāle — at the end of life; ca — also; mām — Me; eva — certainly; smaran — remembering; muktvā — quitting; kalevaram — the body; yaḥ — he who; prayāti — goes; saḥ — he; mat-bhāvam — My nature; yāti — achieves; na — not; asti — there is; atra — here; saṁśayaḥ — doubt.

anta-kāle: à la fin de la vie; ca: aussi; mām: de Moi; eva: certes; smaran: se souvenant; muktvā: en quittant; kalevaram: le corps; yaḥ: celui qui; prayāti: va; saḥ: il; mat-bhāvam: Ma nature; yāti: obtient; na: ne pas; asti: il y a; atra: ici; saṁśayaḥ: de doute.

Translation

And whoever, at the end of his life, quits his body remembering Me alone at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.

Celui qui, à la fin de sa vie, quitte son corps en pensant à Moi seul partage aussitôt Ma nature, n’en doute pas.

Purport

In this verse the importance of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is stressed. Anyone who quits his body in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is at once transferred to the transcendental nature of the Supreme Lord. The Supreme Lord is the purest of the pure. Therefore anyone who is constantly Kṛṣṇa conscious is also the purest of the pure. The word smaran (“remembering”) is important. Remembrance of Kṛṣṇa is not possible for the impure soul who has not practiced Kṛṣṇa consciousness in devotional service. Therefore one should practice Kṛṣṇa consciousness from the very beginning of life. If one wants to achieve success at the end of his life, the process of remembering Kṛṣṇa is essential. Therefore one should constantly, incessantly chant the mahā-mantra – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Lord Caitanya has advised that one be as tolerant as a tree (taror api sahiṣṇunā). There may be so many impediments for a person who is chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. Nonetheless, tolerating all these impediments, one should continue to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, so that at the end of one’s life one can have the full benefit of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Ce verset insiste sur l’importance de la conscience de Kṛṣṇa. En effet, quiconque abandonne son corps en pleine conscience de Kṛṣṇa participe aussitôt de la nature transcendantale du Seigneur Suprême. Kṛṣṇa est le plus pur d’entre les purs; par conséquent, quiconque demeure à chaque instant conscient de Lui devient également le plus pur d’entre les purs. D’où l’importance aussi du mot smaran (se rappeler). Mais ce souvenir de Kṛṣṇa ne saurait se manifester chez l’âme impure qui n’a pas pratiqué le service dévotionnel dans la conscience de Kṛṣṇa. Garder Kṛṣṇa en sa mémoire étant essentiel pour parvenir au succès final, il faut, dès le début de sa vie, commencer cette pratique. On doit pour cela réciter constamment le mahā-mantra – Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare / Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare. Pour obtenir l’entier bénéfice de la conscience de Kṛṣṇa à la fin de sa vie, Śrī Caitanya nous recommande d’être plus tolérant qu’un arbre (taror api sahiṣṇunā) et de continuer à réciter ce mantra, quelles que soient les embûches rencontrées sur notre chemin.