Sbg 2.16 etassa

English Translation of Abhinavgupta's Sanskrit Commentary By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 2.16 Nasatah etc. And then, also following the common worldly practice [the Lord] says this : There is no [real] existence for what is non-existent i.e., the body [etc.], that is continuously perishing; for it is changing incessantly by stages. Again, never there is destruction for the ever existing Supreme Self, because of Its unchanging nature. So says the Veda too :

  'Lo ! This Soul is of unchanging nature and [hence]
       is destructions' (the Br. U, IV, v. 14). 

Of These two : of what is existent and what is non-existent. Finality : the point of boundary where they come to an end.

But is this permanent or transient which is perceived by persons who are prone to see the truth ?  Having raised this doubt,  [the Lord] says :