124 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 3
TEXT 12

ay WA ACATAT ATT ATTRA faa a: aT
FURAN THIRST TI TIATATIT TA:
TERN WAG | 2 I

atha kathaficit skhalana-ksut-patana-jrmbhana-duravasthanddisu
vivasandm nah smaranaya jvara-marana-dasayam api sakala-kasmala-
nirasandni tava guna-krta-ndmadheyani vacana-gocardni bhavantu.

atha—still; kathaficit—somehow or other; skhalana—stumbling;
ksut—hunger; patana—falling down; jrmbhana—yawning;
duravasthana—because of being placed in an undesirable position;
ddisu—and so on; vivasdndm—unable; nah—of ourselves;
smaranaya—to remember; jvara-marana-dasdyam—in the case of
having a high fever at the time of death; api—also; sakala—all;
kasmala—sins; nirasanani—which can dispel; tava—Your; guna—at-
tributes; krta—activities; ndmadheyadni—names; vacana-gocarani—
possible to be uttered: bhavantu—let them become.

TRANSLATION

Dear Lord, we may not be able to remember Your name, form
and qualities due to stumbling, hunger, falling down, yawning or
being in a miserable diseased condition at the time of death when
there is a high fever. We therefore pray unto You, O Lord, for You
are very affectionate to Your devotees. Please help us remember
You and utter Your holy names, attributes and activities, which can
dispel all the reactions of our sinful lives.

PURPORT

The rea! success in life is ante naraéyana-smrti—remembering the
holy name, attributes, activities and form of the Lord at the time of
death. Although we may be engaged in the Lord’s devotional service in
the temple, material conditions are so tough and inevitable that we may
forget the Lord at the time of death due to a diseased condition or mental
derangement. Therefore we should pray to the Lord to be able to remem-
