Chapter 2 • Verse 26

Sankhya Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge

Sanskrit Verse

Atha chainam nitya-jatam nityam va manyase mritam tathapi tvam maha-baho nainam shocitum arhasi

Translation & Meaning

Even if you believe the soul is constantly being born and constantly dying, O mighty-armed, you should still not grieve. Even from the conventional standpoint of those who do not accept the Vedic view of the soul's immortality, grief is still irrational. Death is inevitable and beyond our control.

Key Teachings

  • •Even without belief in the soul's immortality, grief is irrational
  • •Death is a universal and unavoidable reality
  • •Acceptance of impermanence leads to equanimity

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