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In this powerful lecture on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.1, Śrīla Prabhupāda explains why Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s question — “What is the duty of a man who is about to die?” — is the most glorious and beneficial question for all humanity.

We are constantly busy in questioning and hearing about temporary things — money, career, politics, pleasure. But the real intelligent question is:

“What should I do now, before death comes?”

Prabhupāda explains:

The urgency of remembering Kṛṣṇa
Why hearing about Kṛṣṇa is the supreme duty
The importance of constant Bhāgavatam study (not just 7 days)
How chanting cleanses the heart (ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam)
Why devotional service is higher than even liberation

This lecture reminds us that death can come at any moment — and therefore hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa must begin now.

✨ The message is universal.
✨ It is loka-hitam — beneficial for the whole world.

⏳ Timestamps

00:00 – Opening chanting (Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava & SB 2.1.1)
02:58 – The most glorious question: “What should one do before death?”
06:40 – Why Parīkṣit Mahārāja’s inquiry is intelligent
10:15 – The power of hearing (śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ)
15:30 – Only chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa works in Kali-yuga
20:45 – Birth in good family = result of past piety
28:00 – Transmigration of the soul explained (Bg 2.13)
34:20 – Fearlessness through surrender to Kṛṣṇa
40:10 – Nityaṁ Bhāgavata-sevayā (not just 7-day Bhāgavata)
46:50 – Cleansing the heart: Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam
52:30 – Bhakti is higher than mukti
58:00 – Spread Bhāgavatam for loka-hitam
End – Final instructions and conclusion

🔎 Key Reflections

✅ The most intelligent question is: What is my duty before death?
✅ Death is certain — timing is not. Therefore begin chanting now.
✅ Hearing about Kṛṣṇa is the supreme subject matter of life.
✅ Bhāgavatam should be studied daily (nityaṁ), not as a ritual.
✅ We are not this body — cleansing this misunderstanding is the first step.
✅ Bhakti is higher than liberation. A devotee does not even desire mukti.
✅ The message of Bhāgavatam is for the whole world — loka-hitam.

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