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that is so dear to it and facing the unknown, with a sense of guilt for the sins commited in life. This is the reason why death is a painful experience for all. Even when proper care is taken for dying as enjoined in religion, last moments may be spoiled, by mind going astray, due to longings aroused in it. An illustration as follow, will make it clear.
Lord Mahavir Sent Gautamswami to preach to a faithful devotee. He must indeed, be a very fortunate person for whom Gautamswami performed religious rites. While returning, he learnt about the demise of that devotee. Gautamswami asked the Lord as where that soul had migrated to, after death. The Lord replied that he was born as a Beindriya jiva-an insect with two senses, in the forehead of his own wife. Surprised to hear it, Gautamswami asked for the reason. The Lord explained that he had good thoughts after Gautamswami had left. Subsequntly, his wife began to lament and wail loudly, dashing her head against a wall. Her head began to bleed. On seeing his wife wailing, he worreid about her future. As his last thoughts were about her with attention fixed on her bleeding forehead he was born in the wounded forehead of his wife as an insect.
The attachment of the worldly things is a great hindrance, if could not be foresaken. Mamman Sheth could not give up attachment to wealth up to the last. Consequently, he went to hell.
Samadhi Maran is not something to be attained by entreating or pleading to God or a Guru or by performing prescribed religious rites. One must strive for it with a resolve and a great understanding making it a part of our daily life.
We must make our life pure by weeding out evils from our heart by observing "Chari" and "Pareji" (Do's and Don'ts). They serve like a dose of medicine. We must accept them in right spirit.
Great saints of olden times have advised us to censure our evil deeds to cleanse our heart of the filth of sins. For this purpose further advice is to ask for, forgiveness (alochana) from all living beings for our sins.
We should be alert to stop the infux of new sins, (dirt) by observing carefully "Chari" and "Pareji".
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