Shloka 27
इदं तत्क्षरमित्युक्त परं त्वमृतमक्षरम् | त्रयाणां मिथुनं सर्वमेकेकस्य पृथक् पृथक्
idaṃ tat kṣaram ity uktaṃ paraṃ tv amṛtam akṣaram | trayāṇāṃ mithunaṃ sarvam ekekasya pṛthak pṛthak ||
The Brahmin said: “This is called the perishable (kṣara); but beyond it is the imperishable, deathless (akṣara). All that exists is a pairing among the three, and yet each of them also stands distinct, each in its own separate nature.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes between the mutable, perishable domain (kṣara) and a higher, deathless imperishable reality (amṛta/akṣara). It also suggests that reality can be analyzed as involving “three” principles whose interactions appear as paired relations, while each principle retains its own distinct nature—encouraging discernment (viveka) between changing phenomena and the unchanging ground.
A Brahmin speaker is presenting a doctrinal explanation to the listener(s), classifying reality into perishable and imperishable aspects and hinting at a triadic framework. The focus is contemplative and instructional, aiming to guide ethical-spiritual understanding through metaphysical discrimination.