Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 40

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

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dehī nityam avadhyo’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata |
tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi || 30 ||

30. The jīva in all bodies, O Arjuna, is eternal and indestructible, therefore, it is not proper for you
to feel grief for any being.

Commentary

All living beings from gods down to plants, even though they possess different external forms, are all similar and eternal in their real nature, as described above. Inequality and destructibility pertain only to the physical bodies. Therefore, it is not proper for you to grieve over any being from the gods down to plant life, let alone for Bhishma and such others.

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