Verse 2.17
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्। विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति॥
Transliteration (IAST)
avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati
Word-by-Word Meanings
avināśi-indestructible
viddhi-know
sarvam-all/everything
tatam-pervaded
avyayasya-of the imperishable
Translation
Know that to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. No one can cause the destruction of this imperishable reality.
Commentary
Krishna describes the Self (Atman) as that which pervades everything yet cannot be destroyed. This all-pervading, indestructible nature of consciousness is the central teaching of Sankhya philosophy. If the Self pervades all, it cannot be localized, divided, or destroyed.
Themes
atmanjnana