अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् | विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ||२-१७||
avināśi tu tadviddhi yena sarvamidaṃ tatam . vināśamavyayasyāsya na kaścitkartumarhati ||2-17||
Chapter 2 · Verse 17
Sankhya Yoga
सांख्ययोग
In plain words
You should feel completely secure in the knowledge that your true essence can never be destroyed. The divine spirit pervades everything in existence, just like space fills a clay pot. No external force can ever harm or diminish this eternal soul, which remains forever whole, pure, and safe.
Translation
2.17 Know That to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. None can cause the destruction of This Immutable.
Meaning
By Swami Sivananda2.17 अविनाशि indestructible तु indeed तत् That विद्धि know (thou) येन by which सर्वम् all इदम् this ततम् is pervaded विनाशम् destruction अव्ययस्य अस्य of this Imperishable न not कश्चित् anyone कर्तुम् to do अर्हति is able. Commentary -- Brahman or Atman pervades all the objects like ether. Even if the pot is broken the ether that is within and without the pot cannot be destroyed. Even so if the bodies and all other objects perish. Brahman or the Self that pervades them cannot perish. It is the living Truth. Sat. Brahman has no parts. There cannot be either increase or diminution in Brahman. People are ruined by loss of wealth. But Brahman does not suffer any loss in that way. It is inexhaustible. Therefore none can bring about the disappearance or destruction of the Self. It always exists. It is always allfull and selfcontained. It is Existence Absolute. It is immutable.
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