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3 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on death. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Dehino'smin yatha dehe kaumaram yauvanam jara, tatha dehantara-praptir dhiras tatra na muhyati

As the embodied soul continuously passes through childhood, youth, and old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.

  • The soul is eternal and unchanging
  • Physical changes don't affect the soul
  • Death is merely a transition
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