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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 8

The Supreme Person

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्

śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥ gṛihītvaitāni sanyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśhayāt

What does Bhagavad Gita 15.8 mean?

When the lord of the body acquires a body and when he departs from it, he takes these along and goes, as the wind carries fragrances from their sources.

Word-by-word meaning

śharīram—the body · yat—as · avāpnoti—carries · yat—as · cha api—also · utkrāmati—leaves · īśhvaraḥ—the Lord of the material body, the embodied soul · gṛihītvā—taking · etāni—these · sanyāti—goes away · vāyuḥ—the air · gandhān—fragrance · iva—like · āśhayāt—from seats

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