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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -3
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"The oblation duly made in the fire reaches the sun; from the sun comes rain; from rain food; and from that all creatures"[1]. Yajfta is born of Karma: Yajña here refers to 'apurva'[2], and 'Karma' to the activities of the priest and the sacrificer, from which (activities) results the apūrva; thus yajña (apūrva) is born of Karma. And -
15. Know karma to have arisen from Brahma, and Brahma from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervading Brahma is ever established in yajña. Know Karma to have arisen from Braliman, the Veda, which is the creator of Karma; and Brahma, that is, the Veda, to have arisen from the Imperishable, that is, from Brahman, the Supreme Self (Paramatman), as breath from man. Therefore, because it illumines all things, Brahma (Veda) is all-pervading; and though all-pcrvading, it is ever established in yajña, because it chiefly deals with yajña (sacrifice) and the rules for its performance.
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