Note – when we look around, we can see so many people suffering as Bhagavatham portrays. When our focus is on the world and the people, we are bound to suffer. When our mind is surrendered at the Lotus Feet of the Lord, HE takes care of us. This is the word given by the Lord!

3.30.18 – 34

After describing the miseries of young and old ages, Bhagavatham describes the misery at the time of death. Until the time of death, the unfortunate man was thinking about his wife and children and in that feverishness, he could not control his mind which was a slave to his senses. Now it is too late to save his mind from bondage which is enveloped in the darkness of ignorance. As the relatives gather around him weeping, he leaves the body in utter despair. His mind is immersed in deep sorrow and ignorance now.

Now Bhagavatham describes the journey of the departed soul to the “Yama Lokam”. This generates fear in the minds of devotees and raises an alarm. It is said that his body will be tormented and eaten by worms and flees, giving unbearable pain. The punishments do not end there. Lord Kapila tells His mother that these are all possible, as we can see how people suffer because of various diseases.