श्रीभगवानुवाच |\nअक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते |\nभूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः ||८-३||
śrībhagavānuvāca .\nakṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvo.adhyātmamucyate .\nbhūtabhāvodbhavakaro visargaḥ karmasaṃjñitaḥ ||8-3||
The Lord said: The Supreme Indestructible Entity is called Brahman; one’s own self is called adhyatma.  Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development are called karma, or fruitive activities.