Chapter 8, Verse 3
श्री भगवानुवाच अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते। भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
śrī bhagavānuvāca akṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvo'dhyātmamucyate। bhūtabhāvodbhavakaro visargaḥ karmasaṃjñitaḥ।।8.3।।
Word by word
- श्री भगवान् उवाच
- the Blessed Lord said
- अक्षरं
- the imperishable
- ब्रह्म
- is Brahman (the Absolute)
- परमं
- supreme
- स्वभावः
- one's own essential nature
- अध्यात्मम्
- the individual self / pertaining to the self
- उच्यते
- is called
- भूतभावोद्भवकरः
- that which brings about the origination of the states of beings
- विसर्गः
- the creative emanation / offering
- कर्मसंज्ञितः
- is termed 'karma' (action)
Commentary
3. Brahman is the Imperishable (Akshara), the Supreme. The Ego is said to be the Indivi- dual Self (Adhyatma, He who dwells in the body). The offering which causes the origin of physical beings is called action (Karma).
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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श्री भगवान् उवाच
अक्षरं
ब्रह्म
परमं
स्वभावः
अध्यात्मम्
उच्यते
भूतभावोद्भवकरः
विसर्गः
कर्मसंज्ञितः
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