Shloka 24
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
अच्छेद्योडयमदाह्मोडयमक्लेद्यो5शोष्य एव च | नित्य: सर्वगत: स्थाणुरचलो5यं सनातन:
acchedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śoṣya eva ca | nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇur acalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ ||
三阇耶转述此教诲：真我（ātman）不可割裂，不可焚烧，不可浸湿，亦不可枯竭。它恒常不变，遍一切处，不动不摇，安住坚固，且自古常存。于大战将临的道德危局中，此言昭示：真正的自性不为肉身之伤所触，故当守心坚定，离于忧惧，依正法（dharma）而行。
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.