Bhagavad Gita 2.13
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा। तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति॥
dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā | tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati ||
“As the embodied soul passes from childhood to youth to old age within this body, so it passes to another body at death. The wise are not bewildered by this.”- grief
- death
- loss
- change
- impermanence
What this verse is about
This verse speaks to grief and the ache of losing what we love, death and what, if anything, is untouched by it, and loss, and the parts of us that outlast what we lose.
✦ Contemplation
You have already lived through many versions of yourself. The worries of each one passed. This one will too.
✦ A small practice
When a worry feels huge today, ask: will this still matter in five years?
Chapter 2
The Yoga of KnowledgeSāṅkhya Yoga
Krishna introduces the deathless Self, the duty of action, and the ideal of a mind that stays steady through pleasure and pain.
Sit with this verse a little longer.
Ask Dharma how this verse might land in your own life, and receive a calm, verse-grounded reflection.
Ask Dharma about 2.13