Shloka 17
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
अविनाशि तु तद् विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् । विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्रित् कर्तुमहति
avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṃ tatam | vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati ||
Alamin mo na ang hindi nasisira ay yaong lumalaganap sa buong daigdig na ito. Walang sinuman ang may kapangyarihang wasakin ang di-nagbabago at di-naluluma na katotohanang ito. Itinuturo nito na iwasan ang takot at dalamhati sa harap ng digmaan, sapagkat ang panloob na Sarili ay hindi mapipinsala.
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.