And if, O Bharata, it be true that no creature is ever killed, then one commits no sin for the death of a creature by destroying its body.
अविनाशोऽस्य सत्त्वस्य नियतो यदि भारत। भित्त्वा शरीरं भूतानामहिंसां प्रतिपद्यते॥