Chapter 2 · Verse 12 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.12
Sanskrit
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः। न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
Transliteration
na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na chaiva na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
In plain words
When you're facing loss—whether it's a marriage ending, a diagnosis, a debt you can't recover, or the weight of not knowing who you are anymore—you're grieving something you believed was permanent. Krishna says: the deepest part of you has never been born and will never die. That doesn't erase your pain, but it means you are not your circumstances, and they don't get to decide who you are.
हिंदी अर्थ
न मैं कभी था और न हूँ, न तुम कभी थे और न हो, और ये सभी राजा भी कभी नहीं थे और न होंगे। हम सब सदा से हैं और आगे भी सदा रहेंगे, केवल शरीर बदलता है, आत्मा कभी नष्ट नहीं होती।
Word by Word
Krishna speaks the eternal truth that transcends time itself: the Self was never born and shall never die. This verse cuts through the illusion of temporal existence—you, I, these kings, all of us are expressions of the imperishable Atman that stands beyond all becoming and dissolution.
When you recognize that your deepest nature is timeless and deathless, fear loses its grip, and you can act with the freedom of one who has nothing to lose and everything to discover.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.12 — BG 2.12
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