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अध्याय-२ *- CHAPTER TWO
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः । न चैन केदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ॥ २३ ॥
"This soul is not cut or injured by weapons "It" is not burnt by fire. Water cannot wet it nor wind can dry it. - 23
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽमक्लेद्योऽयं एव च । नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥ २४ ॥
Thus immune from injury by weapons as well as from the adverse effects of fire water or air, "It" remains eternal all pervading, stable, immovable and ever lasting - 24
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते । तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि ॥ २५ ॥
"Moreover this soul is unmanifest unthinkable and immutable. Knowing "It" to be such you need not grieve. - 25
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् । तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥ २६ ॥ "If you think that this soul takes birth
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