Text 39]
Bhīṣma's Passing Away
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TEXT 39
विजयरथकुटुम्ब आत्ततोत्रे 
  धृतहयरश्मिनि तच्छ्रियेक्षणीये । 
  भगवति रतिरस्तु मे मुमूर्षो- 
  र्यमिह निरीक्ष्य हता गताः स्वरूपम् ॥३९॥
vijaya-ratha-kuṭumba āttatotre 
  dhṛta-haya-raśmini tac-chriyekṣaṇīye 
  bhagavati ratir astu me mumūrṣor 
  yam iha nirīkṣya hatā gatāḥ sva-rūpam
vijaya—Arjuna; ratha—chariot; kuṭumba—object of protection at all risk; āttatotre—with a whip in the right hand; dhṛta-haya—controlling the horses; raśmini—ropes; tat-śriyā—beautifully standing; īkṣaṇīye—to look at; bhagavati—unto the Personality of Godhead; ratiḥ astu—let my attraction be there; mumūrṣoḥ—one who is about to die; yam—unto whom; iha—in this world; nirīkṣya—by looking on; hatāḥ—those who died; gatāḥ—attained; sva-rūpam—original form.
TRANSLATION
At the moment of death, let my ultimate attraction be to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. I concentrate my mind upon the chariot driver of Arjuna who stood with a whip in His right hand and a bridle rope in His left, who was very careful to give protection to Arjuna's chariot by all means. Those who saw Him on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra attained their original forms after death.
PURPORT
A pure devotee of the Lord constantly sees the presence of the Lord within himself because of being transcendentally related by loving service. Such a pure devotee cannot forget the Lord for a moment. This is called trance. The mystic ( yogī ) tries to concentrate upon the Supersoul by controlling the senses from all other engagements, and thus he ultimately attains  samādhi . A devotee more easily attains  samādhi  or trance by constantly remembering the Lord's personal feature along with His holy