Bhagavad Gita 8.3 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“God is what never ends. The soul is your deepest self. Action is what creates life.”
What it means
Krishna answers: “The ultimate reality is the imperishable. The self is each being's own deepest nature. Action is the creative force that brings beings into existence.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते । भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca akṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvo.adhyātmamucyate bhūtabhāvodbhavakaro visargaḥ karmasaṃjñitaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: The Immutable is the supreme Brahman; self-hood is said to the entity present in the individual plane. By action is meant the offerings which bring about the origin of the existence of things.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- परम अक्षर ( अविनाशी) तत्त्व ब्रह्म है; स्वभाव (अपना स्वरूप) अध्यात्म कहा जाता है; भूतों के भावों को उत्पन्न करने वाला विसर्ग (यज्ञ, प्रेरक बल) कर्म नाम से जाना जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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