Lord KrishnaGrief Comfort
Vasamsi Jirnani (Bhagavad Gita 2.22)
ॐ
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि । तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही ॥
vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛhṇāti naro 'parāṇi, tathā śarīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇāny anyāni saṁyāti navāni dehī
Meaning
"As a person discards worn-out clothes and wears new ones, so the soul discards worn-out bodies and enters new ones."
Why This Mantra
Krishna's gentlest words to a grieving Arjuna — not a denial of loss, but a wider view of it, one that has comforted people for thousands of years.
Benefits
Comfort in loss, perspective on mortality
Today's Affirmation
If you're grieving today, let yourself believe that what was loved is not simply gone.