Shloka 27
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
इदं तत्क्षरमित्युक्त परं त्वमृतमक्षरम् | त्रयाणां मिथुनं सर्वमेकेकस्य पृथक् पृथक्
idaṃ tat kṣaram ity uktaṃ paraṃ tv amṛtam akṣaram | trayāṇāṃ mithunaṃ sarvam ekekasya pṛthak pṛthak ||
婆羅門は言った。「これをクシャラ（kṣara）、すなわち滅びゆくものと呼ぶ。だがそれを超えて、アクシャラ（akṣara）—不滅にして不死なるもの—がある。存在するすべてはこの三者のうちで対をなしつつも、なお各々は各々の本性において別々に立っている。」
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.