Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 13

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 13 (2.13) means: Just as the soul moves through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so it passes into another body at death. The wise are not troubled by this.

Sanskrit

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा। तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।

Transliteration

dehino ’smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati

Translation

Just as the soul moves through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so it passes into another body at death. The wise are not troubled by this.

Hindi

जैसे आत्मा इस शरीर में बचपन, जवानी और बुढ़ापे से गुजरती है, वैसे ही मृत्यु के समय वह दूसरे शरीर में चली जाती है। ज्ञानी इससे विचलित नहीं होते।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 13?

Just as the soul moves through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so it passes into another body at death. The wise are not troubled by this.

Which chapter is verse 2.13 from?

It is verse 13 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.

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