Hari Sauri: I asked Srila Prabhupada a question regarding my mother. It has been on my mind since his meeting with George Harrison at the Manor in July. George had informed Srila Prabhupada that when his mother died in 1970 he had been at her bedside chanting Hare Krishna. Prabhupada had told him, “If she has heard Hare Krishna, she’ll get the benefit. Either she chants, or somebody chanting, if she hears, sravanam kirtanam, both the same thing. Little chance, svalpam apy asya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat [a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear] [Bg. 2.40]. So let us practice in such a way that at the time of death we may remember. That is success.”
It so happens that my father’s name is Harry Harrison. So since the early 1940s my mother has continuously chanted the name of Harry, of course without realizing the benefit, but similar to the way Ajamila in the Srimad Bhagavatam was chanting the name of his son whom he named Narayana. So my question to Srila Prabhupada was whether, if at the time of death my mother called out for my father, “Harry!” she would go back to Godhead. And Srila Prabhupada said yes.
Reference: A Transcendental Diary Volume 5 – Hari Sauri Dasa
