Original Sanskrit

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः । गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥ १५-८॥

Transliteration

śarīraṃ yadavāpnoti yaccāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt 15-8

English Translation

When the Lord obtains a body, and when He leaves it, He takes these and goes (with them) as the wind takes the scents from their seats (the flowers) .

Word-by-Word Meaning

śarīraṃ = the body; yat = as; avāpnoti = gets; yat = as; cāpi = also; utkrāmati = gives up; īśvaraḥ = the lord of the body; gṛhītvā = taking; etāni = all these; saṃyāti = goes away; vāyuḥ = the air; gandhān = smells; iva = like; aśayāt = from their source.;

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The Yoga of the Supreme Divine Personality

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