Bhagavad Gita · Purushottama YogaChapter 15, Shloka 8 (15.8)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः
गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाऽऽशयात्
॥ 15.8 ॥
śarīraṃ yadavāpnoti yaccāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ
gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivā''śayāt
Translation
"When this lord (the jiva) obtains a body and when it leaves it, it takes these (the mind and senses) along and goes — just as the wind carries fragrance from flowers."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. dehādisaṃghātasvāmī jīvaḥ — "ishvara" here is the jiva, master of the aggregate of body and so on, not the Supreme Lord; vāyuḥ pavanaḥ gandhān iva āśayāt puṣpādeḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. indriyāṇi bhūtasūkṣmaiḥ saha gṛhītvā saṃyāti — it goes taking the senses along with the subtle elements; sūkṣmāvayavaiḥ saha gandhān gṛhītvā — as the wind carries scent along with its subtle particles.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.