Chapter 3 Sloka 10 Bhagavadgita

Chapter 3 Verse 10 – Karma Yoga

Sloka

Karma brahmodbhavam viddhi brahmaakshara samudbhavam;
Tasmaat sarvagatam brahma nityam yajne pratishthitam.

Translation

Know that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma proceeds from the Imperishable.
Therefore, the all-pervading Brahma ever rests in sacrifice.

Interpretation

After talking about the sacrifice of the food in the previous shloka, Lord Krishna in this shloka talks about the sacrifice and linking the concept of sacrifice to Brahma. He tells Arjuna that every action that we do comes from Brahma and Brahma is something that cannot be perished how much ever action we do. That means the actions that proceeds from brahma have no ending at all. So, Lord Krishna concludes the shloka saying that Brahma who lives in every human and every living thing also rests in every sacrifice. So, every sacrifice has brahma in it.

Extending Interpretation to Mankind’s Life!

The key word that we need to focus is sacrifice and Brahma. What is sacrifice? It is an offering that you do, that offering is something that has to be dearer to you. They say that when you go to Kashi you need to give up something that is very dearer to you. Many of the people leave their favorite food or any habit that is dearer to them. The next question that comes to our mind is, why should we sacrifice?

We need to sacrifice because, sacrifice is equal to God. When you give something to God, that thing acquires Godliness and that gives us good results. From the ancient times we have the habit of sacrificing animals. This tradition came from the time when man was depending on animals for his food. That time offering that animal which is dearer to him before any festival has established itself as a norm. From then on for every important festival we have the tradition of offering sacrifice or bali. This has assumed significance and remains in practice even today.

Published by Sriram

A Teacher trying to Learn new things and explore the world each day! Believe in Happiness by the virtue of sacrifice and forgiveness.

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