Bhagavad Geeta 15.8
Sanskrit
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥ gṛihītvaitāni sanyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśhayāt
Meaning
Your character and values travel with you everywhere. Invest in who you become, not just what you accumulate—they're the only possessions that truly follow you...
Translation
When the master leaves it and even when he assumes a body, he departs taking these with him, just as the wind carries away odours from their receptacles.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: