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Chapter 3 · Verse 15 · Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 3.15

transformative Karma & Action Dharma & Duty Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

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 by Word

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
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals that all action flows from the Vedas, which themselves emanate from the imperishable Brahman—the ultimate source. This means every duty you perform is sacred because it participates in the cosmic order itself, eternally upheld through sacrifice and service.

When you act with this understanding, your work becomes worship, your labor becomes liberation, and your daily responsibilities transform into a direct encounter with the Divine.

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Bhagavad Gita 3.15 — BG 3.15

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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