Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga - The Yoga of Selfless ActionKrishna
Verse 15
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 3, श्लोक 15
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।
तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्॥१५॥
Transliteration
Karma Brahmo-Udbhavam Viddhi Brahma-Akshara-Samudbhavam.
Tasmat Sarva-Gatam Brahma Nityam Yajne Pratishthitam.||15||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
कर्मkarmaaction
ब्रह्मोद्भवम्brahma-udbhavamborn of the Vedas/Brahman
विद्धिviddhiknow
ब्रह्मbrahmathe Vedas
अक्षरसमुद्भवम्akshara-samudbhavamarising from the Imperishable
तस्मात्tasmattherefore
सर्वगतम्sarva-gatamall-pervading
ब्रह्मbrahmaBrahman/the Absolute
नित्यम्nityameternally
यज्ञेyajnein sacrifice
प्रतिष्ठितम्pratishthitamestablished
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
कर्म वेद (ब्रह्म) से उत्पन्न है और वेद अविनाशी परमात्मा से प्रकट हुए हैं। इसलिए सर्वव्यापी ब्रह्म सदा यज्ञ में प्रतिष्ठित है।
English Translation
Know that prescribed action arises from the Vedas, and the Vedas arise from the Imperishable (Brahman). Therefore, the all-pervading Brahman is eternally established in sacrifice.
Commentary (टीका)
This completes the cosmic cycle by tracing action back to its ultimate source — the Imperishable Brahman. Vedas prescribe action, action produces sacrifice, sacrifice sustains creation, and all of this emanates from and rests in Brahman. Sacrifice is thus the very nature of the Divine operating in creation.