Chapter 15 • Verse 8
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः। गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्॥
śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥ gṛihītvaitāni saṁyāti vāyur gandhān ivāśhayāt
Meaning
When the Lord (soul) acquires a body and when He leaves it, He takes these (mind and senses) and goes, as the wind carries scents from their source.
When the soul enters a new body or leaves an old one, it carries the mind and sense impressions with it — like wind carrying fragrance from flowers. Death is just the soul moving with its subtle body to another form.
Strength Reflection
"At death, I carry my mental impressions to the next body, like wind carries scent."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, purify my subtle body so I carry only Your fragrance into my next life.