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The Imperishable Absolute
श्री भगवानुवाच अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते। भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः
śhrī bhagavān uvācha akṣharaṁ brahma paramaṁ svabhāvo ’dhyātmam uchyate bhūta-bhāvodbhava-karo visargaḥ karma-sanjñitaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: The imperishable is the supreme Brahman; one's own nature is called Adhyatma; the creative offering that brings about the existence and manifestation of beings is known as Karma.
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Blessed Lord said · akṣharam—indestructible · brahma—Brahman · paramam—the Supreme · svabhāvaḥ—nature · adhyātmam—one’s own self · uchyate—is called · bhūta-bhāva-udbhava-karaḥ—Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development · visargaḥ—creation · karma—fruitive activities · sanjñitaḥ—are called
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