# Chanting at the Time of Death The real success in life is remembering the holy name at the time of death. One should pray to the Lord to be able to chant His holy name at that final moment. Those who are strong in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by always chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra can remember Kṛṣṇa at the time of death. --- ## Pray to Remember at Death **One should pray to the Lord to be able to chant His holy name at the time of death:** ![[sb/5/3/12|Dear Lord, we may not be able to remember Your name, form and qualities due to stumbling, hunger, falling down, yawning or being in a miserable diseased condition at the time of death when there is a high fever. We therefore pray unto You, O Lord, for You are very affectionate to Your devotees. Please help us remember You and utter Your holy names, attributes and activities, which can dispel all the reactions of our sinful lives]] —SB [[sb/5/3/12|5.3.12]] The real success in life is *ante nārāyaṇa-smṛtiḥ*—remembering the holy name, attributes, activities and form of the Lord at the time of death. **Although we may be engaged in the Lord's devotional service in the temple, material conditions are so tough and inevitable that we may forget the Lord at the time of death due to a diseased condition or mental derangement. Therefore we should pray to the Lord to be able to remember His lotus feet without fail at the time of death,** when we are in such a precarious condition. —SB [[sb/5/3/12|5.3.12]] Purport --- ## Chanting Loudly During Life **If one has chanted loudly and distinctly during his life, it is quite possible that even at the time of death he will be able to chant with faith and love:** ![[sb/6/2/49|While suffering at the time of death, Ajāmila chanted the holy name of the Lord, and although the chanting was directed toward his son, he nevertheless returned back to home, back to Godhead. Therefore if one faithfully and inoffensively chants the holy name of the Lord, where is the doubt that he will return to Godhead?]] —SB [[sb/6/2/49|6.2.49]] **While the body is fit, one should chant the holy name of the Lord loudly and distinctly. If one does so, it is quite possible that even at the time of death he will be properly able to chant the holy name of the Lord with love and faith.** —SB [[sb/6/2/49|6.2.49]] Purport --- ## Strong in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness **Those who are strong in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by always chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra can remember Kṛṣṇa at the time of death:** ![[sb/4/28/15#purport|If, in our healthy condition, we think of the lotus feet of the Lord and die, it is most fortunate. In old age, at the time of death, the throat sometimes becomes choked with mucus or blocked by air. At such a time the sound vibration of Hare Kṛṣṇa, the mahā-mantra, may not come out. Thus one may forget Kṛṣṇa. Of course, those who are strong in Kṛṣṇa consciousness cannot possibly forget Kṛṣṇa at any stage because they are accustomed to chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, especially when there is a signal from death]] —SB [[sb/4/28/15|4.28.15]] Purport --- **[← Back to Śrī Nāmāmṛta](wiki/compile/sri-namamrita)**