Chapter 3, Verse 15
Karma Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
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
English translation
Know that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma comes from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervasive Brahma ever rests in sacrifice.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
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.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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