BG 3.15

कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम् ।
तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
karma brahmodbhavaṁ viddhi brahmākṣara-samudbhavam
tasmāt sarva-gataṁ brahma nityaṁ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam

Word-for-word meanings

viddhi — know [that];  karma — prescribed duty;  udbhavam — originates;  brahma — [from] the Vedas;  brahma — [and] the Vedas;  samudbhavam — manifest;  akṣara — [from] the indestructible [i.e., Parabrahman, the nondual Personal Absolute];  tasmāt — therefore;  sarva-gatam — all-pervading;  brahma — Brahman;  pratiṣṭhitam — is present;  nityam — eternally;  yajñe — in yajña (sacrificial action).

Translation

Know that prescribed duty originates from the Vedas, and the Vedas manifest from the indestructible [Parabrahman]. Therefore, all-pervading Brahman [i.e., Parabrahman] is ever present in yajña.

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