Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 3 · Verse 15

Karma Yoga 3, verse 15

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Bhagavad Gita · Karma Yoga 3 · Verse 15 Verified original

कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम् तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्

കര്‍മ ബ്രഹ്മോദ്ഭവം വിദ്ധി ബ്രഹ്മാക്ഷരസമുദ്ഭവം തസ്മാത്സര്‍വ്വഗതം ബ്രഹ്മ നിത്യം യജ്ഞേ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതം

karma brahmodbhavaṃ viddhi brahmākṣarasamudbhavam tasmātsarvagataṃ brahma nityaṃ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam

English Translation

Know that actin has the veda as its origin; the Vedas has the Immutable as its source. Hence, the all-pervading Veda is for ever based on sacrifice.

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Explanation · English

Brahma may mean Veda. Just as the breath comes out of a man? so also the Veda is the breath of the Imperishable or the Omniscient. The Veda ever rests in the sacrifice? i.e.? it deals chiefly with sacrifices and the ways of their performance. (Cf.IV.24 to 32).Karma Action? Brahmodbhavam arisen from the injunctions of the Vedas.

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