Chapter 2, Verse 22
Part of 2: Sānkhya Yog — सांख्ययोगवासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि। तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही॥
Transliteration
vāsānsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛihṇāti naro ’parāṇi tathā śharīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇānya nyāni sanyāti navāni dehī
Meaning
✦ Audio & full page →Just as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so too the embodied Self casts off worn-out bodies and enters others that are new.
Word-by-word meaning
vāsānsi — garmentsjīrṇāni — worn-outyathā — asvihāya — shedsnavāni — newgṛihṇāti — acceptsnaraḥ — a personaparāṇi — otherstathā — likewiseśharīrāṇi — bodiesvihāya — casting offjirṇāni — worn-outanyāni — othersanyāti — entersnavāni — newdehī — the embodied soul
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 22?▼
Just as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so too the embodied Self casts off worn-out bodies and enters others that are new.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 22 of Chapter 2 (Sānkhya Yog — Transcendental Knowledge) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.