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Bhagavad Gita 15.8

Chapter 15, Verse 8

Part of 15: Puruṣhottam Yogपुरुषोत्तमयोग

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्॥

Transliteration

śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥ gṛihītvaitāni sanyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśhayāt

Meaning

When the Lord, as the individual soul, obtains a body and when He leaves it, He takes these with Him, just as the wind takes the scents from their seats (flowers, etc.).

Word-by-word meaning
śharīramthe bodyyatasavāpnoticarriesyatascha apialsoutkrāmatileavesīśhvaraḥthe Lord of the material body, the embodied soulgṛihītvātakingetānithesesanyātigoes awayvāyuḥthe airgandhānfragranceivalikeāśhayātfrom seats
Commentary

Here is a description of how the subtle body leaves the gross body. When the Jiva, the Lord of the aggregate of the body and the rest takes up this body he brings in with him the mind and the senses when he leavs the body at its dissolution he takes with him the senses and the mind, just as the wind carries with it the fragrance from the flowers. Wherever he goes and whatever form he assumes he again operates through these senses and the mind. Lord Jiva, the Lord of the aggregate of the body and the rest. The Self appears to be an agent or an enjoyer only when he possesses or assumes a body.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 8?
When the Lord, as the individual soul, obtains a body and when He leaves it, He takes these with Him, just as the wind takes the scents from their seats (flowers, etc.).
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 8 of Chapter 15 (Puruṣhottam Yog — The Yoga of the Supreme Divine Personality) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.