Chapter 15: The Yoga of the Supreme Person
Verse 15:8

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

Just as the wind carries the fragrance from its source, the embodied soul, the possessor of the body, upon discarding its physical form, carries the imprints of the mind and senses into its new embodiment. (15:8)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः ।

गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥ 15:8 ॥

Word Separation

शरीरम् यत् अवाप्नोति यत् च अपि उत्-क्रामति ईश्वरः,

गृहीत्वा एतानि संयाति, वायुः गन्धान् इव आशयात्।

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