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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि। तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही
vāsānsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛihṇāti naro ’parāṇi tathā śharīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇānya nyāni sanyāti navāni dehī
As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new ones, so the Spirit throws off its worn-out bodies and takes on fresh ones.
vāsānsi—garments · jīrṇāni—worn-out · yathā—as · vihāya—sheds · navāni—new · gṛihṇāti—accepts · naraḥ—a person · aparāṇi—others · tathā—likewise · śharīrāṇi—bodies · vihāya—casting off · jirṇāni—worn-out · anyāni—other · sanyāti—enters · navāni—new · dehī—the embodied soul
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