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Bhagavad Gita 15.8शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥

śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy

utkrāmatīśhvaraḥ gṛihītvaitāni sanyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśhayāt

Sanskrit recitation

15.715.9
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A spark of the divine in you · 15.7–15.11 · Teaching

Translation

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.).

Hindi translation

जैसे वायु गन्धके स्थानसे गन्धको ग्रहण करके ले जाती है, ऐसे ही शरीरादिका स्वामी बना हुआ जीवात्मा भी जिस शरीरको छोड़ता है, वहाँसे मनसहित इन्द्रियोंको ग्रहण करके फिर जिस शरीरको प्राप्त होता है, उसमें चला जाता है।

Meaning

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.

After Swami Sivananda

A spark of the divine in you· 15.7–15.11→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→
iva
like
yat
as
etāni
these
cha api
also
gandhān
fragrance
sanyāti
goes away
vāyuḥ
the air
avāpnoti
carries
utkrāmati
leaves
āśhayāt
from seats
śharīram
the body
gṛihītvā
taking
īśhvaraḥ
the Lord of the material body, the embodied soul

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