Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja।।2.17।। तद् आत्मतत्त्वम् अविनाशि इति विद्धि येन आत्मतत्त्वेन चेतनेन तद्व्यतिरिक्तम् इदम् अचेतनतत्त्वं सर्वं ततं व्याप्तम्। व्यापकत्वेन निरतिशयसूक्ष्मत्वाद् आत्मनो विनाशानर्हस्य तद्व्यतिरिक्तो न कश्चित् पदार्थो विनाशं कर्तुम् अर्हति तद्व्याप्यतया तस्मात् स्थूलत्वात्। नाशकं हि शस्त्रं जलाग्निवाय्वादिकं नाश्यं व्याप्य शिथिलीकरोति। मुद्गरादयः अपि हि वेगवत्संयोगेन वायुम् उत्पाद्य तद्द्वारेण नाशयन्ति अत आत्मतत्त्वम्
अविनाशि।
देहानां तु विनाशित्वम् एव स्वभाव इत्याह
2.17 Know that the self in its essential nature is imperishable. The whole of insentient matter, which is different (from the self), is pervaded by the self. Because of pervasiveness and extreme subtlety, the self cannot be destroyed; for every entity other than the self is capable of being pervaded by the self, and hence they are grosser than It. Destructive agents like weapons, water, wind, fire etc., pervade the substances to be destroyed and disintegrate them. Even hammers and such other instruments rouse wind through violent contact with the objects and thery destroy their objects. So, the essential nature of the self being subtler than anything else, It is imperishable.
(The Lord) now says that the bodies are perishable:
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