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श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ८.६ — यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Daily, especially in the evening or before sleep, and as a lifelong practice of remembrance·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 6

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Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 6 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eighth chapter, Akshara-Brahma Yoga, Krishna answers Arjuna's questions about the Supreme, the soul, and what happens at death. He explains that the state of mind at the moment of departure determines one's future state, and then advises constant remembrance of the Divine so that the final thought leads to the highest goal.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition recalls how Bharata, despite his great penance, was reborn as a deer because his final thought clung to a fawn he loved — a vivid illustration of this verse — while devotees who remember the Lord at the last moment are said to attain Him; hence saints urge lifelong remembrance.

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The Mantra

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𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍇𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍗𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃॥

yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajatyante kalevaram taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ

Meaning:हे कौन्तेय ! (यह जीव) अन्तकाल में जिस किसी भी भाव को स्मरण करता हुआ शरीर को त्यागता है, वह सदैव उस भाव के चिन्तन के फलस्वरूप उसी भाव को ही प्राप्त होता है।।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊yam yamwhatever

𑌵𑌾🔊vāor

𑌅𑌪𑌿🔊apieven

𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍🔊smaranremembering

𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊bhāvamstate of being, object of thought

𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿🔊tyajatigives up

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊anteat the end (of life)

𑌕𑌲𑍇𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊kalevaramthe body

𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊tam tamto that very (state)

𑌏𑌵🔊evacertainly

𑌏𑌤𑌿🔊etigets, attains

𑌕𑍗𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌯🔊kaunteyaO son of Kunti (Arjuna)

𑌸𑌦𑌾🔊sadāalways

𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃🔊tat-bhāva-bhāvitaḥabsorbed in contemplation of that state

Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ८.६ — यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं

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Reveals the decisive importance of one's final thought at death

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Inspires constant remembrance of the Divine throughout life

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Teaches that we become what we habitually contemplate

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Encourages a steady spiritual practice so the last thought is of God

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Brings fearlessness about death through preparation and remembrance

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Guides the seeker toward a higher rebirth and ultimately liberation

How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ८.६ — यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं

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Best TimeDaily, especially in the evening or before sleep, and as a lifelong practice of remembrance

Recite this verse to remind yourself to cultivate constant remembrance of the Divine, since the final thought reflects a lifetime of habit. Practising God-remembrance daily — especially at night before sleep, which is a small 'death' each day — trains the mind so that the Lord becomes the natural last thought. Chant it on a mala and let it strengthen your resolve to fill life with sacred remembrance.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ८.६ — यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Krishna teaches that whatever one remembers at the moment of leaving the body determines one's next state of existence. Because the final thought is shaped by lifelong contemplation, the verse stresses cultivating the right remembrance throughout life so that one's last thought leads to a higher destiny.

Not exactly. The verse says the final thought is decisive, but it also notes that this thought arises from being 'always absorbed' in that contemplation. So the last thought is really the fruit of one's lifelong habits of mind, which is why steady practice during life is essential.

In the very next verse Krishna gives the practical instruction: 'Therefore, remember Me at all times and fight.' Having explained that the final thought shapes one's destiny, He advises constant remembrance of Him alongside performing one's duty, so that the Divine becomes one's natural last thought.

By cultivating remembrance of the Divine consistently throughout life through japa, prayer, devotion and righteous living. Just as practice makes any thought spontaneous, lifelong God-remembrance makes the Lord the natural object of the mind even at the final moment.