Chapter2 Shloka24 - Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Chapter 2 : Sankhya Yoga - The realm of truth

Ch 02 : Sh 24

अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥

Transliteration

Achedyo adahayo achledyo ashoshya eva cha,
nityah sarvagatah sthanur chalo ayam sanatnah.

Translation

It cannot be cut; it cannot be burnt; it cannot be wetted and it cannot be dried, it is eternal, all pervading, stable, immovable and primeval.

Purport

Bhagvan Shri Krishna further explained the characteristics of soul. The soul never manifest, and can never be conceived by mind. It remains unaffected by the passage of time. Knowing that soul is eternal , a wise person hence should never grieve for the physical process of birth and death.