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 ||
ಹೇ ಭಾರತ! ಎಲ್ಲರ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಈ ದೇಹಿ ಆತ್ಮನು ನಿತ್ಯವೂ ಅವಧ್ಯನು; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ನೀನು ಶೋಕಿಸಬಾರದು।
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.