Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga - The Yoga of the Supreme PersonKrishna
Verse 8
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 15, श्लोक 8
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।
गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्॥८॥
Transliteration
Shariram Yad-Avapnoti Yach-Chapy-Utkramati-Ishvarah.
Grihitva-Etani Samyati Vayur-Gandhan-Iva-Ashayat.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
शरीरम्sharirambody
यत्yatwhich
अवाप्नोतिavapnotiobtains
यत्yatwhich
उत्क्रामतिutkramatileaves
ईश्वरःishvarahthe lord (of the body, the soul)
गृहीत्वाgrihitvataking
एतानिetanithese
संयातिsamyatigoes
वायुःvayuhthe wind
गन्धान्gandhanfragrances
आशयात्ashayatfrom their source
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जब यह ईश्वर (जीवात्मा) एक शरीर को छोड़ता है और दूसरा प्राप्त करता है, तब इन (मन और इन्द्रियों) को साथ ले जाता है — जैसे वायु गन्ध को उसके स्थान से ले जाती है।
English Translation
When the lord of the body (the soul) obtains a body and when it leaves, it takes these (mind and senses) and goes, as the wind carries fragrances from their source.
Commentary (टीका)
The soul is compared to the wind that carries fragrances from flowers. Just as the wind is invisible yet carries scent from one place to another, the subtle body (mind and senses) accompanies the soul from one physical body to the next. This beautiful analogy explains the mechanism of transmigration — the soul does not travel alone but carries its mental impressions.