Bhagavad Gita 2.24 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The real you can’t be broken. It is everywhere, and it never changes.”
What it means
“It can't be broken, burned, soaked or dried. It is eternal, everywhere, unmoving and unchanging.”
The original Sanskrit
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च । नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥
acchedyo.ayamadāhyo.ayamakledyo.aśoṣya eva ca nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo.ayaṃ sanātanaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
It cannot be cut, It cannot be burnt, cannot be moistened, and surely cannot be dried up. It is eternal, omnipresent, stationary, unmoving and changeless.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
क्योंकि यह आत्मा अच्छेद्य (काटी नहीं जा सकती), अदाह्य (जलाई नहीं जा सकती), अक्लेद्य (गीली नहीं हो सकती ) और अशोष्य (सुखाई नहीं जा सकती) है; यह नित्य, सर्वगत, स्थाणु (स्थिर), अचल और सनातन है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.25“It can't be seen or imagined, and it never changes. Knowing this, you have no reason to grieve.”