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 ||
サञ्जयはその教えを伝えた。あらゆる身体の内に宿る具身の自己は、常に不殺にして、永遠に滅びない。ゆえに、アルジュナよ、汝は一切の生きとし生けるもののために嘆くべきではない。戦のただ中にあっても、内なる人は殺されぬ。悲しみは、滅びゆく身体を不滅の自己と取り違える迷いから生じるのである。
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.