Geeta Manthan

Lord Krishna’s Eternal Truth | Meaning of Bhagavad Gita Shloka 2.12 Explained After delivering his first piercing words to Arjuna in verse 2.11, Lord Krishna deepens the foundation of spiritual understanding with another powerful truth in verse 2.12. This second shloka contains a critical cornerstone of Sanatan Dharma — the eternality of the soul and the unchanging self. Here, Krishna emphasizes that the soul (Atman) is not bound by time, birth, or death. श्लोक 2.12 – Sanskrit and Transliteration न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः। न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्॥ Transliteration :   na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ   na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ   na chaiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ   sarve vayam ataḥ param Translation Lord Krishna said:   Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; and never shall any of us cease to be in the future. Meaning and Message This verse is a direct statement about the eternal nature of the sou...