Verse 2.12
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः। न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्॥
Transliteration (IAST)
na tv evāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na caiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve vayam ataḥ param
Word-by-Word Meanings
jātu-at any time
na āsam-was not (existing)
janādhipāḥ-kings/rulers
na bhaviṣyāmaḥ-shall not exist
ataḥ param-hereafter
Translation
There was never a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.
Commentary
Krishna establishes the eternality of individual souls. This verse refutes both the materialist view (that consciousness ends at death) and the monist view (that individuality is ultimately illusory). Each soul has always existed and will always continue to exist.
Themes
atmanjnana