Shloka 30
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
देही नित्यमवध्यो<यं देहे सर्वस्य भारत । तस्मात् सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमहसि,हे अर्जुन! यह आत्मा सबके शरीरमें सदा ही अवध्य है। इस कारण सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके लिये तू शोक करनेके योग्य नहीं है
dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata | tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi ||
Sañjaya transmite la enseñanza: el Ser encarnado en cada cuerpo es eterno e invulnerable a la destrucción. Por ello, oh Arjuna, no es propio que te entregues al duelo por todos los seres; pues el habitante interior no es muerto, aun en medio de la guerra. La pena nace de confundir el cuerpo perecedero con el Ser imperecedero.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The indwelling Self (dehī/ātman) in every body is eternal and cannot be slain; therefore grief based on the death of bodies is philosophically mistaken and ethically discouraged, especially when one must act according to dharma.
During the Kurukṣetra crisis, Sanjaya recounts the instruction given to Arjuna: to overcome paralyzing sorrow by recognizing the imperishability of the Self, so that he can act with clarity in the impending battle.