TEXT 13
om ity ekaksaram brahma
vyaharan mam anusmaran
yah prayati tyajan deham
sa yati paramam gatim

SYNONYMS
om--the combination of letters om (omkara); iti--thus; eka-aksaram--
supreme, indestructible; brahma--absolute; vyaharan--vibrating; mam--Me
(Krsna); anusmaran--remembering; yah--anyone; prayati--leaves; tyajan--
quitting; deham--this body; sah--he; yati--achieves; paramam--supreme;
gatim--destination.

TRANSLATION
After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred
syllable om, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly
reach the spiritual planets.

PURPORT
It is clearly stated here that om, Brahman, and Lord Krsna are not
different. The impersonal sound of Krsna is om, but the sound Hare
Krsna contains om. It is clearly recommended in this age that if one
quits his body at the end of this life chanting the maha-mantra, Hare
Krsna, he will reach the spiritual planets. Similarly, those who are
devotees of Krsna enter the Krsna planet or Goloka Vrndavana, whereas
the impersonalists remain in the brahmajyoti. The personalists also
enter many innumerable planets in the spiritual sky known as
Vaikunthas.