Chapter 2 · Verse 23 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.23
Sanskrit
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
Transliteration
nainaṁ chhindanti śhastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na chainaṁ kledayantyāpo na śhoṣhayati mārutaḥ
In plain words
You are terrified right now—of loss, of harm, of what might be taken from you or done to you. Krishna says: the deepest part of you, the real you, cannot be wounded by any of this. Not by betrayal, not by illness, not by what you fear in the dark. When you touch that untouchable place inside, even for a moment, the grip of fear loosens, and you remember you are not as fragile as you feel.
हिंदी अर्थ
आत्मा को न तो कोई हथियार काट सकता है, न ही आग जला सकती है, न पानी भिगो सकता है और न ही हवा सूखा सकती है। आत्मा सनातन, अविनाशी और सर्वव्यापी है, इसलिए उसे कोई भी भौतिक चीज नष्ट नहीं कर सकती।
Word by Word
The eternal Self cannot be harmed by any weapon, burned by fire, moistened by water, or dried by wind—Krishna reveals the invulnerable nature of the soul that transcends all material forces. This is not poetry or metaphor, but direct revelation of what you truly are beneath the body's fragility.
When you recognize yourself as this unchanging consciousness, fear of loss and harm dissolves naturally, and you move through life with the unshakeable freedom of one who knows nothing essential can ever be taken.
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