Verse 8.6
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् । तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः ॥ ८.६ ॥
हे कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुन ! यह मनुष्य अन्तकालमें जिस जिस भी भावको स्मरण करता हुआ शरीरका त्याग करता है, उस उसको ही प्राप्त होता है; क्योंकि वह सदा उसी भावसे भावित रहा है|
O Arjuna, whatever entity (being or object) one thinks about during the time of his death while leaving his body, that is what he shall become in his next life.