कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम् | तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम् ||३-१५||
karma brahmodbhavaṃ viddhi brahmākṣarasamudbhavam . tasmātsarvagataṃ brahma nityaṃ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam ||3-15||
Chapter 3 · Verse 15
Karma Yoga
कर्मयोग
In plain words
You should understand that your daily work has a sacred, divine origin. Right action, or karma, comes from the eternal wisdom of the scriptures, which flows directly from the imperishable Divine. When you perform selfless service, you connect directly with this all-pervading reality, making your work a holy act.
Translation
3.15 Know that activity springs from 'Brahman', i.e., the physical body, 'Brahman' arises from the imperishable (self); therefore the all-pervading 'Brahman' is ever established in sacrifice.
Meaning
Brahma may mean Veda. Just as the breath comes out of a man so also the Veda is the breath of the Imperishable or the Omniscient. The Veda ever rests in the sacrifice i.e. it deals chiefly with sacrifices and the ways of their performance. (Cf. IV.24 to 32). Karma Action. Brahmodbhavam arisen from the injunctions of the Vedas.
Word by word
कर्म action ब्रह्मोद्भवम् arisen from Brahma विद्धि know ब्रह्म Brahma अक्षरसमुद्भवम् arisen from the Imperishable तस्मात् therefore सर्वगतम् allpervading ब्रह्म Brahma नित्यम् ever यज्ञे in sacrifice प्रतिष्ठितम् (is) established.