Shloka 24
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
अच्छेद्योडयमदाह्मोडयमक्लेद्यो5शोष्य एव च | नित्य: सर्वगत: स्थाणुरचलो5यं सनातन:,क्योंकि यह आत्मा अच्छेद्य है; यह आत्मा अदाहा, अक्लेद्य और नि:संदेह अशोष्य है तथा यह आत्मा नित्य, सर्वव्यापी, अचल, स्थिर रहनेवाला और सनातन है
acchedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śoṣya eva ca | nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇur acalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ ||
ఈ ఆత్మను చీల్చలేరు; ఈ ఆత్మను కాల్చలేరు, తడిపలేరు, ఎండబెట్టలేరు. ఇది నిత్యము, సర్వవ్యాపకము, అచలము, స్థిరము, సనాతనము.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The ātman is indestructible and unaffected by physical elements (weapons, fire, water, drying). Recognizing this supports equanimity and moral courage: one should not collapse into grief or fear over bodily death, but act with steadiness in accordance with dharma.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Gītā dialogue, the teaching about the imperishable Self is being conveyed to address the warrior’s despair before battle. Sañjaya, narrating to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reports this doctrine as part of the counsel meant to restore resolve and clarity.