Bhagavad-gītā As it Is — Bhagavad-gītā Como Ele É EM PROCESSO << 2 - Contents of the Gītā Summarized >> << 2 - Resumo do Conteúdo do Gītā >> << VERSE 25 — VERSO 25 >> अव्यक्तॊ ऽयम अचिन्त्यॊ ऽयम अविकार्यॊ ऽयम उच्यते तस्माद एवं विदित्वैनं नानुशॊचितुम अर्हसि avyakto ’yam acintyo ’yam avikāryo ’yam ucyate tasmād evaṁ viditvainaṁ nānuśocitum arhasi WORD BY WORD — PALAVRA POR PALAVRA avyaktaḥ invisible ayam this soul acintyaḥ inconceivable ayam this soul avikāryaḥ unchangeable ayam this soul ucyate is said tasmāt therefore evam like this viditvā knowing it well enam this soul na do not anuśocitum to lament arhasi you deserve TRANSLATION — TRADUÇÃO It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body. Diz-se que a alma é invisível, inconcebível e imutável. Sabendo disto, você não deve se afligir por causa do corpo. PURPORT — SIGNIFICADO As described previously, the magnitude of the soul is so small for our material calculation that he cannot be seen even by the most powerful microscope; therefore, he is invisible. As far as the soul’s existence is concerned, no one can establish his existence experimentally beyond the proof of śruti, or Vedic wisdom. We have to accept this truth, because there is no other source of understanding the existence of the soul, although it is a fact by perception. There are many things we have to accept solely on grounds of superior authority. No one can deny the existence of his father, based upon the authority of his mother. There is no source of understanding the identity of the father except by the authority of the mother. Similarly, there is no source of understanding the soul except by studying the Vedas. In other words, the soul is inconceivable by human experimental knowledge. The soul is consciousness and conscious – that also is the statement of the Vedas, and we have to accept that. Unlike the bodily changes, there is no change in the soul. As eternally unchangeable, the soul remains atomic in comparison to the infinite Supreme Soul. The Supreme Soul is infinite, and the atomic soul is infinitesimal. Therefore, the infinitesimal soul, being unchangeable, can never become equal to the infinite soul, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This concept is repeated in the Vedas in different ways just to confirm the stability of the conception of the soul. Repetition of something is necessary in order that we understand the matter thoroughly, without error. << Previous Verso — Verso anterior | Next Verse — Próximo >>

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