Text 39] Bhisma’s Passing Away 493
TEXT 39

faraagzea araatat
gaeafata = afeeaaaiy |
anata ufaceg A ani
U fire Fert Sa TAT; ETT NAM

vijaya-ratha-kutumba attatotre
dhrta-haya-ragmini tac-chriyeksaniye
bhagavati ratir astu me mumiirsor
yam tha niriksya hata gatah sva-riipam

viyaya—Arjuna; ratha—chariot; kutumba—object of protection at all
risk; attatotre—with a whip in the right hand; dhrta-haya—controlling the
horses; rasmini—ropes; tat-sriya—beautifully standing; iksaniye—to look
at; bhagavati—unto the Personality of Godhead; ratih astu—let my attrac-
tion be there; mumiirsoh—one who is about to die; yam—unto whom; iha
—in this world; niriksya—by looking on; hatah—those who died; gatah—
attained; sva-rijpam—original form.

TRANSLATION

At the moment of death, let my ultimate attraction be to Sri Krsna,
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 Kuruksetra 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 (yogi) tries to concentrate upon the Supersoul by
controlling the senses from all other engagements, and thus he ultimately
attains samadhi. A devotee more easily attains samadhi or trance by
constantly remembering the Lord’s personal feature along with His holy
