ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन् य: प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्
oṁ ityekākṣharaṁ brahma vyāharan mām anusmaran yaḥ prayāti tyajan dehaṁ sa yāti paramāṁ gatim
Recitation · Text 8.13
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Uttering the single syllable oṁ, which is brahman, while remembering Me, one who departs leaving the body attains the supreme goal. A sound and a memory — the whole apparatus reduced to two things a dying person could still manage.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Reduced to two things a dying person could still manage: a sound, a memory.