Is death painful? Would certainly seem so for one who is undergoing a terrible ailment or was involved in a major accident.
But here’s a very interesting take from a book called Bliss Divine that my Guruji has been urging everyone to read. It is by Swami Sivananda.
There is no pain at the time of death. Ignorant people have created much horror and terror regarding death. In the Garuda Purana and the Atma Purana, it is described that the pangs of death are tantamount to the pain caused by the stings of 72,000 scorpions. This is mentioned only to induce fear in the hearers and readers, and force them to work for Moksha. In spiritualism, there is the unanimous report from the enlightened spirits that there is not even a bit of pain during death. They clearly describe their experiences at death and state that they are relieved of a great burden by the dropping of this physical body, and that they enjoy perfect composure at the time of separation from the Physical body. Maya creates vain fear in the onlookers by inducing convulsive twitchings in the body That is her nature and habit. Do not be afraid of death pangs. You are immortal, Amara.