Bhagavad Gita 15.8
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।
śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥ gṛihītvaitāni sanyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśhayāt
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śharīram | śharīram | the body |
| yat | yat | as |
| avāpnoti | avāpnoti | carries |
| yat | yat | as |
| cha api | cha api | also |
| utkrāmati | utkrāmati | leaves |
| īśhvaraḥ | īśhvaraḥ | the Lord of the material body, the embodied soul |
| gṛihītvā | gṛihītvā | taking |
| etāni | etāni | these |
| sanyāti | sanyāti | goes away |
| vāyuḥ | vāyuḥ | the air |
| gandhān | gandhān | fragrance |
| iva | iva | like |
| āśhayāt | āśhayāt | from seats |
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.).
जब (देहादि का) ईश्वर (जीव) (एक शरीर से) उत्क्रमण करता है, तब इन (इन्द्रियों और मन) को ग्रहण कर अन्य शरीर में इस प्रकार ले जाता है, जैसे गन्ध के आश्रय (फूलादि) से गन्ध को वायु ले जाता है।।