Thread by @GitaGovindam

#gitarthavisesha #FirstShadanga #Adhyaya2 #Shloka30

देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत ।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ।।

dehī nityamavadhyo'yaṃ dehe sarvasya bhārata ।
tasmātsarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi ।।

भारत - bharata kula born Arjuna, सर्वस्य - all living beings, देहे - when bodies are destroyed, अयं - this, देही - Atma, नित्यम् - eternally, अवध्योऽयं - cannot be killed, तस्मात् - hence, सर्वाणि - all, भूतानि - Atmas, त्वं - you, शोचितुम् - worry, न अर्हसि - not eligible

(V)
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Amongst Atmas, there are no divisions (like some are perishable & others aren't). Even when deha is destroyed, Atma is not. The differences amongst Atmas arise only via their karma-phalas..

Once karmas are destroyed, all Atmas are one & the same..

(A)
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Oh bharata kula born Arjuna, your worries are mis-placed (on killing bhishma/drona et al..)

Even when all living beings in this earth are destroyed, Atma remains eternal, pure, undecaying & imperishable.

(D)
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The primary amongst 4 types of deha (bodies) is svarupa deha. It deha has no beginning or end & is eternal. It has all parts/organs of body but in purest form

Based on the nature of this sublime svarupa deha, jivAtmas are classified as follows

1. linga deha - This covers the sublime svarupa deha & doesn't let us see the pure form of organs. Just like husk sticking onto rice
2. aniruddha deha - This covers the linga deha & specifically belongs to paramAtma Himself. It gets dissolved only during pralaya

3. sthoola deha - This is the normal body we possess that is created/destroyed for each birth cycle..

All these 4 types of dehas are protected by Me. So you don't worry about killing your enemies. Plunge into the battle, Oh bhaarata!!