Bhagavad Gita, The Song of God - Chapter-3.15. - Swami Mukundananda.

 

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Monday 16, June 2025. 09:10.
Srimad Bhagavad Gita:
Chapter 3: Karma Yogam: (The Yogam of Action): 15.
Slogam-15.
Swami Mukundananda.

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Slogam-15:

"karma brahmodbhavam viddhi brahmakshara-samudbhavam

tasmat sarva-gatam brahma nityam yajne pratishthitam."

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Words Translation:

karma—duties; 

brahma—in the Vedas; 

udbhavam—manifested; 

viddhi—you should know; 

brahma—The Vedas; 

akshara—from the Imperishable (God); 

samudbhavam—directly manifested; 

tasmat—therefore; 

sarva-gatam—all-pervading; brahma—The Lord; 

nityam—eternally; 

yajne—in sacrifice; 

pratithshitam—established

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Translation of Slogam: BG 3.15: 

The duties for human beings are described in the Vedas, and the Vedas are manifested by God Himself. Therefore, the all-pervading Lord is eternally present in acts of sacrifice.

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Commentary:

The Vedas emanated from the breath of God:

In these eternal Vedas, the duties of humans have been laid down by God himself. These duties have been planned in such a way that through their performance materially engrossed persons may gradually learn to control their desires and slowly elevate themselves from the mode of ignorance to the mode of passion, and from the mode of passion to the mode of goodness. These duties are enjoined to be dedicated to him as yajna. Hence, duties consecrated as sacrifice to God verily become godly, of the nature of God, and non-different from him.

The Tantra Sar states yajna to be the Supreme Divine Lord himself.

Reiterating this principle, Shree Krishna says in this verse that God is eternally present in the act of sacrifice.

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