It is never born and it never dies.

What it means

Krishna is describing the self, the deepest part of a person, which the Gita holds is not killed when the body is. Whatever you believe about that, the verse points at something in you steadier than circumstance. Act from that place.

The source

"It is never born and it never dies." Bhagavad Gita said it in Bhagavad Gita 2.20. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः"

Original Sanskrit, Bhagavad Gita 2.20. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Seven hundred Sanskrit verses from the Mahabharata in which Krishna counsels the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle. It teaches action without attachment to results.

Questions

What does "It is never born and it never dies." mean?

Krishna is describing the self, the deepest part of a person, which the Gita holds is not killed when the body is. Whatever you believe about that, the verse points at something in you steadier than circumstance. Act from that place.

Who said "It is never born and it never dies."?

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 2.20.

What is the original Sanskrit?

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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