Uttering the one-syllabled OM — the (symbol of) BRAHMAN — and remembering Me, he who departs, leaving the body, attains the Supreme Goal.

oṃ = the combination of letters om (omkara); iti = thus; ekākṣaraṃ = the one syllable; brahma = absolute; vyāharan = vibrating; māṃ = Me (Krishna); anusmaran = remembering; yaḥ = anyone who; prayāti = leaves; tyajan = quitting; dehaṃ = this body; saḥ = he; yāti = achieves; paramāṃ = the supreme; gatiṃ = destination.;