वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम् कथं स पुरुष: पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्
vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṁ sa puruṣhaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam
Recitation · Text 2.21
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna asks, almost rhetorically: one who knows the soul to be indestructible, eternal, unborn and unchanging — how could such a person cause anyone to be killed, or kill anyone? Right understanding, he implies, should change what an act even means.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Right understanding doesn't just change how you feel about an action — it changes what the action actually means.