Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 5

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 5 (8.5) means: Whoever remembers me alone at the moment of death, leaving the body, comes to my being. Of this there is no doubt.

Sanskrit

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्। यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।

Transliteration

anta-kāle cha mām eva smaran muktvā kalevaram yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaṁ yāti nāstyatra sanśhayaḥ

Translation

Whoever remembers me alone at the moment of death, leaving the body, comes to my being. Of this there is no doubt.

Hindi

जो मृत्यु के क्षण में शरीर छोड़ते हुए केवल मुझे याद करता है, वह मेरे स्वरूप को पा लेता है। इसमें कोई संशय नहीं।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 5?

Whoever remembers me alone at the moment of death, leaving the body, comes to my being. Of this there is no doubt.

Which chapter is verse 8.5 from?

It is verse 5 of Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.

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