Shloka 26
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
सम्बन्ध-- उपर्युक्त श्लोकोंमें भगवानूने आत्माको अजन्मा और अविनाशी बतलाकर उसके लिये शोक करना अनुचित सिद्ध किया: अब दो श*लोकोद्रारा आत्माको औपचारिकरूपसे जन्मने-मरनेवाला माननेपर भी उसके लिये शोक करना अनुचित है; ऐसा सिद्ध करते हैं-- अथ चैन नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् । तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमरहसि
atha cainaṁ nityajātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛtam | tathāpi tvaṁ mahābāho naivaṁ śocitum arhasi ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Kahit piliin mong ituring ang Sarili na laging isinisilang at laging namamatay, O makapangyarihang bisig, kahit gayon ay hindi ka nararapat magdalamhati nang ganito. Ang diwang etikal nito: hindi nalulutas ng panaghoy ang tungkulin; dapat kumilos nang may katatagan at malinaw na pag-unawa, hindi alipin ng lungkot.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even under the assumption that the Self is repeatedly born and dies, grief is still inappropriate; sorrow does not aid righteous action, whereas steadiness supports dharma and clear judgment.
In the battlefield dialogue, the teaching counters Arjuna’s despair by offering an alternative line of reasoning: whether one accepts the Self as unborn/imperishable or assumes continual birth and death, lamentation is not justified and should not obstruct duty.