अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति
avināśhi tu tadviddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam vināśham avyayasyāsya na kaśhchit kartum arhati
Recitation · Text 2.17
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna identifies that indestructible reality as the one thing pervading everything, which no one is capable of destroying — this is the first time in the chapter the soul is described in terms of what it does, not just what it is.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The soul isn't just described as surviving death here — it's described as literally beyond anyone's power to destroy.