Karma brahmodbhavam viddhi - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 15

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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 03, Verse 15

English:

Karma brahmodbhavam viddhi brahmaakshara samudbhavam
Tasmaat sarvagatam brahma nityam yajne pratishthitam

Sanskrit: 

कर्म ब्रह्मोंद्भवम् विद्धि व्रह्माक्षर समुद्भवम्
तस्मात् सर्वगतम् ब्रह्म नित्यम् यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्

Oriya: 

କର୍ମ ବ୍ରମ୍ହୋଦ୍ଭବମ୍ ବିଦ୍ଧି ବ୍ରହ୍ମାକ୍ଷର ସମୁଦ୍ଭବମ୍
ତସ୍ମାତ୍ ସର୍ବଗତମ୍ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ନିତ୍ୟମ୍ ଯଜ୍ଞେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତମ୍

Selected word meaning:
कर्म karma = action, ब्रह्म उद्भवं brahma udbhavam  = originate from brahman (vedas), विद्धि viddhi = know, ब्रह्म अक्षर समुद्भवम् brahman akshara samudbhavam = vedas originate from the Imperishable Lord, तस्मात् tasmaat = therefore, सर्वगतं ब्रह्म sarvagatam brahma = the all pervading Lord, नित्यं nityam = always, यज्ञे yajnye = in sacrifice (to the Imperishablel Lord), प्रतिष्ठितम् pratisthitam = situated

Translation:
Know that action comes from Vedas and vedas originate from the Imperishable Lord. Therefore, the all pervading Lord is always situated in sacrifice (yajnya).

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON