Bhagavad Gita · Karma Yoga — The Yoga of Action

Chapter 3, Verse 15

"Bhagavad Gita 3.15" — meaning and explanation.

Meaning

3.15 Know thou that action comes from Brahma and Brahma comes from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervading (Brahma) ever rests in sacrifice.

।।3.15।। कर्म की उत्पत्ति ब्रह्माजी से होती है और ब्रह्माजी अक्षर तत्त्व से व्यक्त होते हैं। इसलिये सर्व व्यापी ब्रह्म सदा ही यज्ञ में प्रतिष्ठित है।।

Explanation

3.15 कर्म action? ब्रह्मोद्भवम् arisen from Brahma? विद्धि know? ब्रह्म Brahma? अक्षरसमुद्भवम् arisen from the Imperishable? तस्मात् therefore? सर्वगतम् allpervading? ब्रह्म Brahma? नित्यम् ever? यज्ञे in sacrifice? प्रतिष्ठितम् (is) established.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.

Life Lesson

Study Bhagavad Gita 3.15 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.

Context

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, verse 15, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.

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