Chapter 2, Verse 24
Sankhya Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
achchhedyaḥ—unbreakable; ayam—this soul; adāhyaḥ—incombustible; ayam—this soul; akledyaḥ—cannot be dampened; aśhoṣhyaḥ—cannot be dried; eva—indeed; cha—and; nityaḥ—everlasting; sarva-gataḥ—all-pervading; sthāṇuḥ—unalterable; achalaḥ—immutable; ayam—this soul; sanātanaḥ—primordial
English translation
This Self cannot be cut, burned, wetted, nor dried up; it is eternal, all-pervasive, stable, immovable, and ancient.
— Swami Sivananda
Listen to Shloka 2.24
Commentary
The Self is very subtle. It is beyond the reach of speech and mind. It is very difficult to understand this subtle Self. So Lord Krishna explains the nature of the immortal Self in a variety of ways with various illustrations and examples; so that It can be grasped by the people. Sword cannot cut this Self. It is eternal. Because It is eternal; It is allpervading. Because It is allpervading; It is stable like a stature. Because It is stable; It is immovable. It is everlasting. Therefore; It is not produced out of any cause. It is not new. It is ancient.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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