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Bhagavad Gita 2.20

Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः ।अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणोन हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे ॥

na jāyate mriyate vā kadācinnāyaṃ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ |ajo nityaḥ śāśvato'yaṃ purāṇona hanyate hanyamāne śarīre ||

Meaning of Gita 2.20 in English

The soul is never born and never dies. It is unborn, eternal and ancient; it is not destroyed when the body is destroyed.

गीता 2.20 का हिंदी अर्थ

आत्मा न कभी जन्म लेती है, न कभी मरती है। वह अजन्मी, नित्य और सनातन है; शरीर के नष्ट होने पर भी वह नष्ट नहीं होती।

deathgriefloss of a loved one

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