Transcendental Knowledge · 2.12
Shall not exist: Wisdom and the Self
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।
न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्॥ २.१२ ॥
na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ
na chaiva na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
Translation
There was never a time when I was not, nor you, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to exist.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.12 through stronger key ideas from the verse: shall not exist, never, at any time. In the context of Wisdom and the Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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