कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

• 3.10The Creator, having in the beginning created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall you propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires—the cow that yields all the desired objects."
• 3.11With this, nourish the gods, and may the gods nourish you; thus, nourishing each other, you shall attain the highest good.
• 3.12The gods, nourished by the sacrifice, will give you the desired objects. So, he who enjoys the objects given by the gods without offering anything in return is indeed a thief.
• 3.13The righteous who eat the remnants of the sacrifice are freed from all sins; but those sinful ones who cook food solely for their own sake indeed consume sin.
• 3.14From food come forth beings; from rain, food is produced; from sacrifice arises rain, and sacrifice is born of action.

• 3.15Know that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma comes from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervasive Brahma ever rests in sacrifice.

• 3.16He who does not follow the wheel thus set in motion, who is of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses, lives in vain, O Arjuna.

karma

duties

brahma

The Lord

nityam

eternally

viddhi

you should know

yajñe

in sacrifice

tasmāt

therefore

udbhavam

manifested

akṣhara

from the Imperishable (God)

samudbhavam

directly manifested

sarva-gatam

all-pervading

pratiṣhṭhitam

established