Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.22
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.22 · 2 · Verse 22
Sanskrit Original
।।2.22।।धर्मयुद्धे शरीरं त्यजतां त्यक्तशरीराद् अधिकतरकल्याणशरीरग्रहणं शास्त्राद् अवगम्यते इति। जीर्णानि वासांसि विहाय नवानि कल्याणानि वासांसि गृह्णताम् इव हर्षनिमित्तिम् एव अत्र उपलभ्यते। पुनरपिअविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्। (गीता 2।17) इति पूर्वोक्तम् अविनाशित्वं सुखग्रहणाय व्यञ्जयन् द्रढयति
2.22 That those who give up their bodies in a righteous war get more beauteous bodies than before, is known through the scriptures. Casting off worn-out garments and taking new and beautiful ones, can be only a cause of joy, as seen here in the world in the case of new garments. Once again Sri Krsna emphasises for easy understanding the indestructibility of the self, taught before: 'Know that to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded' (II.17) and confirms it thus: