Verse Text
yathā –
anullāsa-śvāsā muhur asaralottānita-dṛśo
vivṛṇvantaḥ kāye kim api nava-vaivarṇyam abhitaḥ |
harer nāmāvyaktīkṛtam alaghu-hikkā-laharībhiḥ
prajalpantaḥ prāṇān jahati mathurāyāṁ sukṛtinaḥ ||100||
Translation
The pious persons of Mathurā, with weak breathing, eyes glancing sideways and upwards, taking on a unique complexion in their bodies and hiccupping loudly, gave up their lives while uttering Kṛṣṇa’s name unclearly.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In this connection there is a statement about persons who died at Mathurā: “These persons had a slight breathing exhilaration, their eyes were wide open, the colors of their bodies were changed, and they began to utter the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. In this condition they gave up their material bodies.” These symptoms are prior manifestations of death.