Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 2.13

Sanskrit

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा। तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।

dehino ’smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati

Meaning

Change is inevitable in life and work. Wise leaders accept transitions without attachment, focusing on present responsibilities rather than fearing what comes next.

Translation

As boyhood, youth, and decrepitude are to an embodied being in this present body, so is the acquisition of another body. Therefore, an intelligent person does not get deluded.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: