The Immortal and Changeless Nature of Atman
Speaker: Lord Sri Krishna → Spoken to: Arjuna
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः । अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे ॥
na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ | ajo nityaḥ śāśvato 'yaṁ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre ||
Word-by-Word Analysis (पदच्छेद व अर्थ)
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Translations (अनुवाद)
“He is not born, nor does He ever die; after having been, He again ceases not to be; unborn, eternal, changeless and ancient, He is not killed when the body is killed.”
Classical Commentary (भाष्य व टीका)
Adi Shankaracharya
Advaita Acharya
“षड्भावविकाररहितः आत्मा”
The Self is free from all six modifications of existence (Shad-Bhava-Vikara): birth, existence, growth, alteration, decay, and death. Because the Atman is partless and consciousness itself, physical weapons cannot touch it.