How to die a Glorious death as said by Srimad Bhagavatham?
Most of the people think that dying surrounded by the family and relatives is a glorious and fortunate death.
The people also consider that only sinful persons die without anyone to cremate. But it is not a sinful death, but glorious death.
If I say this, many may wonder and may even suspect as if I am lying or bluffing.
But, the truth mostly tastes bitter.
Dying at home is not a glorious death.
Getting Garlanded with big garlands by the visitors is not a glorious death.
Being taken in death procession and cremating is not a glorious death.
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If all the family members cry and do so many rituals, it is the normal death.
Yes, They are normal death.
Normal death gives rebirth.
Glorious death liberates.
Let us see the details:
Living away from home and dying without the knowledge of the family members like an orphan, allowing his body to be eaten by the animals is the Glorious death.
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Sounds painful?
Not so. In fact such an unnoticeable death without the knowledge of the family members is the Glorious death.
Only a person without material attachments may die like that.
Since he has no material attachments, he gets liberated.
This is the message in such a death away from family.
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Srila Prabhupada says in his Purport to Srimad Bhagavatham (3-30-15):
“Before meeting death one is sure to become a diseased invalid, and when he is neglected by his family members, his life becomes less than a dog’s because he is put into so many miserable conditions. The Vedic literatures therefore enjoin that before the arrival of such miserable conditions one should leave home and die without the knowledge of his family members. If a man leaves home and dies without his family’s knowing, that is considered to be a glorious death. But an attached family man wants his family members to carry him in a great procession even after his death, and although he will not be able to see how the procession goes, he still desires that his body be taken gorgeously in procession. Thus he is happy without even knowing where he has to go when he leaves his body for the next life.”
Hope you are clear now about how to die a Glorious death as said by Srimad Bhagavatham.
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