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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2, Sāṅkhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.24

అచ్ఛేద్యోఽయమదాహ్యోఽయమక్లేద్యోఽశోష్య ఏవ చ

The soul cannot be cut, burnt, made wet or dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, unmoving and everlasting.

Sloka 2.24

2.24

अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥

అచ్ఛేద్యోఽయమదాహ్యోఽయమక్లేద్యోఽశోష్య ఏవ చ ।
నిత్యః సర్వగతః స్థాణురచలోఽయం సనాతనః ॥

acchedyo’yamadāhyo’yamakledyo’śoṣya eva ca |
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo’yaṃ sanātanaḥ ||

తాత్పర్యం

ఆత్మను ఛేదించలేము, కాల్చలేము, తడపలేము, ఎండబెట్టలేము. అది నిత్యం, సర్వవ్యాపి, స్థిరం, అచలం, సనాతనం.

Meaning

The soul cannot be cut, burnt, made wet or dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, unmoving and everlasting.

About chapter 2

Arjuna surrenders to Krishna as his disciple, and Krishna begins to teach. The soul is eternal: it is never born and never dies, so the wise do not grieve. Krishna explains one’s own duty (svadharma), action without attachment to results, and the qualities of a person of steady wisdom (sthitaprajña). Many of the Gita’s best-known verses, including 2.47, are in this chapter.

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Last updated 2026-10-31