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Chapter 2 · Verse 24 · Sankhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.24

empowering Self & Identity Fear & Courage Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च। नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।

Transliteration

achchhedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śhoṣhya eva cha nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur achalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ

हिंदी अर्थ

यह आत्मा न तो काटी जा सकती है, न जलाई जा सकती है, न भिगोई जा सकती है और न सूखाई जा सकती है। यह आत्मा हमेशा से है, सभी जगह मौजूद है, स्थिर है, अचल है और शाश्वत है।

Word by Word

achchhedyaḥ unbreakable
ayam this soul
adāhyaḥ incombustible
ayam this soul
akledyaḥ cannot be dampened
aśhoṣhyaḥ cannot be dried
eva indeed
cha and
nityaḥ everlasting
sarva-gataḥ all-pervading
sthāṇuḥ unalterable
achalaḥ immutable
ayam this soul
sanātanaḥ primordial
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the eternal nature of Atman—the soul that transcends all physical destruction, untouched by fire, water, or time itself. This is not metaphor but direct vision: you are the unchanging witness to all change, the immovable ground of all motion.

When you recognize this truth deeply, fear dissolves and you move through life with the unshakeable freedom of one who knows their own deathlessness.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.24 — BG 2.24

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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