Chapter 15 · The Supreme Person

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 15.8

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वर: गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्

śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥ gṛihītvaitāni sanyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśhayāt

Recitation · Text 15.8
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

When the lord of the body takes a body, and when he departs from it, he carries these along as the wind carries scents from their place. The image is delicate: what moves between lives is as light as a smell on the air.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:What moves between lives is as light as a scent carried on the air.