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Chapter 2
jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyurdhruvam janma mrtasya ea
tasmadapariharye'rthe na tvam socitumarhas
Death is sure of him who is born, and rebirth is assured of him who is dead. You should not, therefore, grieve over the inevitable. 27
Comment:-
Jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyurdhruvam janma mrtasya ca:-According to the previous verse, if the soul is regarded as constantly taking birth and constantly dying, one should not grieve, because death is sure of him who is born, and rebirth is assured of him who is dead.
Tasmadapariharye'rthe na tvam socitumarhasi:-This cycle of birth and death has been going on from time immemorial and will continue upto eternity. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable. These Dhrtarastra's sons and Bhisma, Drona etc., who are born will surely die, you cannot save them and after death, they will certainly take rebirth, you cannot stop it. So why should you grieve?
As the sun has risen, it will certainly set, and if it is set, it will definitely arise. This is an inevitable fact, which is known to all. Therefore, none grieves over the setting of the sun. It implies that one should not grieve over the death of anybody.
Whatever the Lord has stated in these two verses (26th and 27th) is not God's real theory. By the expression 'Atha ca' the Lord has put forth the argument of the people, who identify, themselves with the body. This is not a correct principle. In no case Arjuna should grieve. To bring home this point to him, Lord Krsna has explained from that angle also.
In these two verses, Lord Krsna says that all the worldly things, including the bodies, undergo change from one form to another. Abandoning the first form is called death and change to the second form is called birth. One should not grieve over this cycle because it inevitably goes on.
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