ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन् । यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम् ॥ ८-१३॥ omityekākṣaraṃ brahma vyāharanmāmanusmaran yaḥ prayāti tyajandehaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim 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.;