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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.25

The eternal soul beyond bodily death

अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते ।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि ॥ २५ ॥

avyakto ’yam acintyo ’yam

avikāryo ’yam ucyate

tasmād evaṁ viditvainaṁ

nānuśocitum arhasi

Translation

It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1The soul is invisible, inconceivable and unchanging. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.
2The soul cannot be understood through human experiments. We must learn about the soul from the Vedas.
3The soul remains eternally tiny and unchanging. It can never become equal to the infinite Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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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