3.15 कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्। तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्
karma brahm
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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Action arises from the Brahman; you should know this; the Brahman arises from that which does not stream forth; therefore, the all-pervading Brahman is permanently based on the sacrifice.
All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present.
Know that activity springs from 'Brahman', i.e., the physical body, 'Brahman' arises from the imperishable (self); therefore the all-pervading 'Brahman' is ever established in sacrifice.
Know that actin has the veda as its origin; the Vedas has the Immutable as its source. Hence, the all-pervading Veda is for ever based on sacrifice.
Know thou that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma proceeds from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervading (Brahma) ever rests in sacrifice.
3.17 यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः। आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते
yas
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yaḥ—who;tu—but;ātma-ratiḥ—rejoice in the self;eva—certainly;syāt—is;ātma-tṛiptaḥ—self-satisfied;cha—and;mānavaḥ—human being;ātmani—in the self;eva—certainly;cha—and;santuṣhṭaḥ—satisfied;tasya—his;kāryam—duty;na—not;vidyate—exist
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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But the man who simply rejoices in the Self, is satisfied in the Self, and delights in the Self alone—there exists no action for him to be performed.
On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish.
But the man whose delight is only in the self, who is satisfied with the self, who rejoices in the self, for him nothing remains to be accomplished.
But that man who rejoices only in the Self and is satisfied with the Self, and is contented only in the Self-for him there is no duty to perform.
But for that man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied in the Self, who is content in the Self alone, verily there is nothing to do.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.16 एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः। अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति
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Word meanings
evam—thus;pravartitam—set into motion;chakram—cycle;na—not;anuvartayati—follow;iha—in this life;yaḥ—who;agha-āyuḥ—sinful living;indriya-ārāmaḥ—for the delight of their senses;mogham—vainly;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;saḥ—they;jīvati—live
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Whoever does not keep the wheel of life rolling, which has been set in motion in this world, is a man of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses; and he lives in vain, O son of Prtha!
Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain.
He who does not follow the wheel thus set in motion here, lives in sin, satisfying the senses, O Arjuna. He lives in vain.
O Partha, he lives in vain who does not follow here the wheel thus set in motion, whose life is sinful, and who indulges in the senses.
He who does not follow the wheel thus set revolving, who is of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses, he lives in vain, O Arjuna!
