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Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga

The Indestructible Core · What Cannot Be Lost

अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् । विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ।।17।।

avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṃ tatam vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati

Meaning

"Know that to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. No one can bring about the destruction of that imperishable substance."

Explanation

Krishna points to the eternal, all-pervading reality underlying everything, untouched by loss or destruction.

Today's Life Lesson

Remember today that your deepest self remains untouched, even when circumstances around you shift and shake.

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