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
Anta-kale cha mam eva smaran muktva kalevaram, yah prayati sa mad-bhavam yati nasty atra sanshayah
Whoever, at the end of their life, quits the body remembering Me alone, attains My nature. Of this, there is no doubt.
- •The last thought determines the next destination
- •Constant remembrance prepares for death
- •Divine assurance of union