Shloka 17
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
अविनाशि तु तद् विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् । विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्रित् कर्तुमहति,नाशरहित तो तू उसको जान, जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत्--दृश्यवर्ग व्याप्त है। इस अविनाशीका विनाश करनेमें कोई भी समर्थ नहीं है
avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṃ tatam | vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati ||
この全世界に遍満するものを、不滅なるものと知れ。この不変にして朽ちぬ実在を滅ぼし得る者は誰もいない。この教えは、戦の前に生じる恐れと悲嘆から聞く者を引き離し、内なる自己は害されないという覚知の上に義務を据える。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is that the reality which pervades all—understood as the Self (ātman) or imperishable principle—is indestructible; therefore, true being cannot be annihilated, and one should not be overwhelmed by fear or grief about destruction of the body.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavadgītā discourse, the instruction emphasizes the indestructibility of the inner Self to steady the warrior’s mind, so that he can act according to dharma without collapsing into sorrow or hesitation amid the impending battle.