जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛityur dhruvaṁ janma mṛitasya cha tasmād aparihārye ’rthe na tvaṁ śhochitum arhasi
Recitation · Text 2.27
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna states the plainest fact in the whole chapter: for one who is born, death is certain, and for one who dies, birth is certain — therefore, over this unavoidable matter, you should not grieve. Simple logic, stated almost matter-of-factly.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Krishna's argument here is almost disarmingly simple — grieving the inevitable doesn't change it, it just adds suffering to it.