Transcendental Knowledge · 2.21
Causes to be killed: Wisdom and the Self
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।
कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्॥ २.२१ ॥
vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam
kathaṁ sa puruṣhaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam
Translation
He who knows the Spirit to be indestructible, immortal, unborn, and always the same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.21 through stronger key ideas from the verse: causes to be killed, knows, imperishable. 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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