BG - 8.3

श्री भगवानुवाच अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते। भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha akṣharaṁ brahma paramaṁ svabhāvo ’dhyātmam uchyate bhūta-bhāvodbhava-karo visargaḥ karma-sanjñitaḥ

• śhrī-bhagavān uvācha - the Blessed Lord said
• akṣharam - indestructible
• brahma - Brahman
• paramam - the Supreme
• svabhāvaḥ - nature
• adhyātmam - one’s own self
• uchyate - is called
• bhūta-bhāva-udbhava-karaḥ - Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development
• visargaḥ - creation
• karma - fruitive activities
• sanjñitaḥ - are called

Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "Brahman is the Imperishable, the Supreme; its essential nature is called Self-knowledge; the offering (to the gods) that causes the existence and manifestation of beings and sustains them is called action."

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