Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 2.24

अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च नित्य: सर्वगत: स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातन:

achchhedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śhoṣhya eva cha nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur achalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ

Recitation · Text 2.24
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna continues: the soul is unbreakable, incombustible, cannot be dampened or dried, and is everlasting, all-pervading, immovable and eternal. The description piles up almost redundantly, driving the point home by sheer repetition.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Sometimes a teacher repeats the same point in different words on purpose — repetition here is meant to settle doubt, not just decorate the verse.