Bhagavad Gita 2.27
Krishna to Arjunaजातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च ।तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥ २७ ॥
Transliteration
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyurdhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya catasmādaparihārye’rthe na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi
Death is certain for what is born, and birth is certain for what has died. Therefore you should not grieve over what cannot be avoided.
Original King of Dwarka translationReflection inspired by Bhagavad Gita 2.27
Love does not give us the power to keep a life from ending. Facing that limit can be painful. The verse brings mortality into view, leaving us to consider how we might care for one another in the time that is actually ours.
Source & context
Krishna addresses Arjuna’s grief within an argument about birth, death and rebirth. His direct instruction belongs to that dialogue; it is not a judgement on a bereaved person’s feelings.