Sanskrit: न जायते म्रियते वा विपश्चिन्नायं कुतश्चिन्न बभूव कश्चित् ।  अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणोन हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे  
English: 18  The knowing Self is not born; It does not die. It has not sprung from anything; nothing has sprung from It. Birthless, eternal, everlasting and ancient, It is not killed when the body is killed. 