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3 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on body. Explore teachings across 3 chapters.

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Vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya navani grhnati naro 'parani, tatha sharirani vihaya jirnany anyani samyati navani dehi

As a person sheds worn-out garments and wears new ones, likewise, at the time of death, the soul casts off its worn-out body and enters a new one.

  • The soul is eternal, bodies are temporary
  • Death is merely a transition
  • Fear of death stems from ignorance
Deva-dwija-guru-prājña-pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavam, brahmacharyam ahinsā cha śhārīraṁ tapa uchyate

Worship of the deities, the twice-born, teachers, and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-violence—these are said to be austerity of the body.

  • Physical austerity through conduct
  • Respect for higher beings
  • Purity and non-violence