Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 22

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 22 (2.22) means: Just as a person sheds worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so the self lets go of worn-out bodies and takes on new ones.

Sanskrit

वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि। तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।

Transliteration

vāsānsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛihṇāti naro ’parāṇi tathā śharīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇānya nyāni sanyāti navāni dehī

Translation

Just as a person sheds worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so the self lets go of worn-out bodies and takes on new ones.

Hindi

जैसे व्यक्ति पुराने कपड़े उतारकर नए पहन लेता है, वैसे ही आत्मा पुराने शरीरों को छोड़कर नए धारण कर लेती है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 22?

Just as a person sheds worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so the self lets go of worn-out bodies and takes on new ones.

Which chapter is verse 2.22 from?

It is verse 22 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.

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