Chapter 2, Verse 22
Part of 2: Sānkhya Yog — सांख्ययोगवासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि। तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही॥
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Transliteration
vāsānsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛihṇāti naro ’parāṇi tathā śharīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇānya nyāni sanyāti navāni dehī
Meaning
✦ Audio & full page →Just as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so too the embodied Self casts off worn-out bodies and enters others that are new.
Word-by-word meaning
vāsānsi — garmentsjīrṇāni — worn-outyathā — asvihāya — shedsnavāni — newgṛihṇāti — acceptsnaraḥ — a personaparāṇi — otherstathā — likewiseśharīrāṇi — bodiesvihāya — casting offjirṇāni — worn-outanyāni — othersanyāti — entersnavāni — newdehī — the embodied soul
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 22?▼
Just as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so too the embodied Self casts off worn-out bodies and enters others that are new.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 22 of Chapter 2 (Sānkhya Yog — Transcendental Knowledge) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.