What is the general teaching in Chapter 31 about dying in the presence of a saint?

๐Ÿ“– Chapter 31

Chapter 31 presents a clear teaching that dying in the presence of a saint is the most fortunate end a creature can have. It is described not as death, but as attaining 'Vaikuntha's (heaven's) bliss' and conquering the mortal world. According to the text, when one leaves the body before a saint's gaze, it is considered 'true self-salvation,' an act that atones for all sins and breaks the cycle of rebirth. The passage states there is 'no return for them' and that this path to salvation is a divine arrangement made possible only by great fortune from past meritorious deeds.


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