Bhagavad Gita 15.8 meaningThe upside-down tree
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When the soul moves on, it carries the mind along, like wind carries the smell of flowers.”
What it means
“When the self takes on a body or leaves it, it takes the mind and senses with it — the way the wind carries fragrance from flowers.”
The original Sanskrit
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः । गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥
śarīraṃ yadavāpnoti yaccāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ gṛhitvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt
Translations
Literal translation
When the master leaves it and even when he assumes a body, he departs taking these, as wind (carries away) odours from their receptacles.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जब (देहादि का) ईश्वर (जीव) (एक शरीर से) उत्क्रमण करता है, तब इन (इन्द्रियों और मन) को ग्रहण कर अन्य शरीर मे ं इस प्रकार ले जाता है, जैसे गन्ध के आश्रय (फूलादि) से गन्ध को वायु ले जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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