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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.2.22
āgnīdhro rājātriptah kāmānām apsarasam evānudinam adhi-manyamānas tasyāh salokatām śrutibhir avārundha yatra pitaro mādayante
SYNONYMS
āgnīdhrah — Āgnīdhra; rājā — the King; atriptah — not satisfied; kāmānām — with sense gratification; apsarasam — the celestial woman (Pūrvacitti); eva — certainly; anudinam — day after day; adhi — exceedingly; manyamānah — thinking of; tasyāh — of her; sa-lokatām — promotion to the same planet; śrutibhih — by the Vedas; avārundha — got; yatra — where; pitarah — the forefathers; mādayante — take pleasure.
TRANSLATION
After Pūrvacitti's departure, King Āgnīdhra, his lusty desires not at all satisfied, always thought of her. Therefore, in accordance with the Vedic injunctions, the King, after his death, was promoted to the same planet as his celestial wife. That planet, which is called Pitriloka, is where the pitās, the forefathers, live in great delight.
PURPORT
If one always thinks of something, he certainly gets a related body after death. Mahārāja Āgnīdhra was always thinking of Pitriloka, the place where his wife had returned. Therefore after his death he achieved that same planet, probably to live with her again. Bhagavad-gītā also says:
"Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail." (Bg. 8.6) We can naturally conclude that if we always think of Krishna or become fully Krishna conscious, we can be promoted to the planet of Goloka Vrindāvana, where Krishna eternally lives.
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