Gita Verse 3.15

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 15

Sanskrit Verse

कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।

Transliteration

karma brahmodbhavaṁ viddhi brahmākṣhara-samudbhavam

tasmāt sarva-gataṁ brahma nityaṁ yajñe pratiṣhṭhitam

Word meanings

karma—duties; brahma—in the Vedas; udbhavam—manifested; viddhi—you should know; brahma—The Vedas; akṣhara—from the Imperishable (God); samudbhavam—directly manifested; tasmāt—therefore; sarva-gatam—all-pervading; brahma—The Lord; nityam—eternally; yajñe—in sacrifice; pratiṣhṭhitam—established

Swami Sivananda's translation

Know that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma comes from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervasive Brahma ever rests in sacrifice.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 3