If this being, O Bharata, which is called soul, is not subject to destruction, then by destroying the bodies of creatures one cannot be guilty of murder.
अविनाशोऽस्य सत्त्वस्य नियतो यदि भारत। हत्वा शरीरं भूतानां न हिंसा प्रतिपत्स्यते॥