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that he shall not forget Him and that he will always
be able to engage in His transcendental service. These
are symptoms of pure devotion. Of course a devotee,
wherever he is, remains in the spiritual kingdom,
even while in this material body. But he Goes not de-
mand anything from God for his own personal eleva-
tion or comfort.

Although Sri Krsna indicates that He can be easily
reached by one who is devoted to Him, there is an
element of risk involved for the yogis who practice
other methods of yoga. For them, He has given direc-
tions in Bhagavad-gita regarding the proper time to
leave the gross body.

yatra kale tv anavrttim
avrttim caiva yoginah
prayata yanti tam kalam
vaksyami bharatarsabha
“O best of the Bharatas, I shall now explain to you
the different times at which, passing away from this
world, one does or does not come back.” (Bg. 8.23)

Here Kysna indicates that if one is able to leave his
body at a particular time, he can become liberated,
never to return to the material world. On the other
hand, he indicates that if one dies at another time, he
has to return. There is this element of chance, but
there is no question of chance for a devotee always
in Krsna consciousness, for he is guaranteed entrance
into the abode of Krsna by dint of his devotion to the
Lord. agnir jyotir ahah suklah

san-masa uttarayanam
tatra prayata gacchanti
brahma brahma-vido janah
