नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सत: उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभि:
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayorapi dṛiṣhṭo ’nta stvanayos tattva-darśhibhiḥ
Recitation · Text 2.16
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna draws the line that shapes the rest of the chapter: the unreal has no being, the real never ceases to be — seers of truth have concluded this about both. Everything that follows about the soul depends on this distinction between what merely appears and what actually is.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The whole chapter's logic depends on separating what merely appears real from what actually is.