Bhagavad Gita
· Sankhya Yoga 2
· Verse 13
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देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा
तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति
ദേഹിനോഽസ്മിന്യഥാ ദേഹേ കൌമാരം യൌവനം ജരാ തഥാ ദേഹാന്തരപ്രാപ്തിര്ധീരസ്തത്ര ന മുഹ്യതി
dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati
English Translation
Just as the embodied soul continuously passes from childhood to youth to old age, similarly at death the soul passes into another body. The wise are not deluded by this.
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Explanation · English
Krishna uses a simple analogy everyone can understand: you've already "died" many times — the child you were is gone, the teenager is gone. Each stage felt like you, yet the body changed completely. Death is just one more such transition. The word "dhīraḥ" (the steady-minded) suggests this understanding brings calm, not grief.