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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.17
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥ १७ ॥
avināśi tu tad viddhi
yena sarvam idaṁ tatam
vināśam avyayasyāsya
na kaścit kartum arhati
That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
In the story
Chapter 2, Contents of the Gītā Summarized: the eternal soul beyond bodily death.
Theme summary
Discern the eternal self from the temporary.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: ātmā, jñāna.
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What does BG 2.17 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to soul & knowledge?
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