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Bhagavad-ਯਾਂਗ As It Js
[Ch. 8]
TRANSLATION
Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.
परिचय
The process of changing one's nature at the critical moment of death is here explained. How can one die in the proper state of mind? Mahārāja Bharata thought of a deer at the time of death and so was transferred to that form of life. However, as a deer, Mahārāja Bharata could remember his past activities. Of course the cumulative effect of the thoughts and actions of one's life influences one's thoughts at the moment of death; therefore the actions of this life determine one's future state of being. If one is transcendentally absorbed in Kṛṣṇa's service, then his next body will be transcendental (spiritual), not physical. Therefore the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa is the best process for successfully changing one's state of being to transcendental life.
TEXT 7
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च । मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयः ॥ ७ ॥
tasmāt sarveşu kāleşu 
  mām anusmara yudhya ca 
 mayy arpita-mano buddhir 
 mām evaişyasy asaṁśayaḥ
tasmāt —therefore;  sarveṣu —always;  kāleṣu —time;  mām —unto Me;  anu-smara —go on remembering;  yudhya —fight;  ca —also;  mayi —unto Me;  arpita —surrender;  manaḥ —mind;  buddhiḥ —intellect;  mām —unto Me;  eva —surely;  eṣyasi —will attain;  asaṁśayaḥ —beyond a doubt.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me in the form of Kṛṣṇa and at the same time carry out your prescribed duty of fighting. With your activities dedicated to Me and your mind and intelligence fixed on Me, you will attain Me without doubt.