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भगवद्गीता ८.३

Bhagavadgītā 8.3

śrībhagavānuvāca akṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvo'dhyātmamucyatebhūtabhāvodbhavakaro visargaḥ karmasaṃjñitaḥ

Transliteration IAST

śrībhagavānuvāca akṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvo'dhyātmamucyate | bhūtabhāvodbhavakaro visargaḥ karmasaṃjñitaḥ

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The indestructible, the supreme is the Eternal ; His essential nature is called Self -knowledge; the emanation that causes the birth of beings is named Action;

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English The indestructible, the supreme is the Eternal ; His essential nature is called Self -knowledge; the emanation that causes the birth of beings is named Action; Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0