Bhagavad Gita 3.10सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् ॥
saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛiṣhṭvā purovācha prajāpatiḥ
anena prasaviṣhyadhvam eṣha vo ’stviṣhṭa-kāma-dhuk
Sanskrit recitation
Work as offering · 3.10–3.16 · Teaching
Translation
The Creator, having in the beginning created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall you propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires—the cow that yields all the desired objects."
Hindi translation
।।3.10 -- 3.11।। प्रजापति ब्रह्माजीने सृष्टिके आदिकालमें कर्तव्य-कर्मोंके विधानसहित प्रजा-(मनुष्य आदि-) की रचना करके उनसे (प्रधानतया मनुष्योंसे) कहा कि तुमलोग इस कर्तव्यके द्वारा सबकी वृद्धि करो और वह कर्तव्य-कर्म-रूप यज्ञ तुमलोगोंको कर्तव्य-पालनकी आवश्यक सामग्री प्रदान करनेवाला हो। अपने कर्तव्य-कर्मके द्वारा तुमलोग देवताओंको उन्नत करो और वे देवतालोग अपने कर्तव्यके द्वारा तुमलोगोंको उन्नत करें। इस प्रकार एक-दूसरेको उन्नत करते हुए तुमलोग परम कल्याणको प्राप्त हो जाओगे।
Meaning
Prajapati is the Creator or Brahma. Kamadhuk is another name for the cow Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is the cow of Indra from which everyone can milk whatever one desires. (Cf.VIII.4IX.2427X.25).
After Swami Sivananda
Work as offering· 3.10–3.16→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
3.10The Creator, having in the beginning created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By…
- 3.11With this, nourish the gods, and may the gods nourish you; thus, nourishing each other,…
- 3.12The gods, nourished by the sacrifice, will give you the desired objects. So, he who enjoys…
- 3.13The righteous who eat the remnants of the sacrifice are freed from all sins; but those…
- 3.14From food come forth beings; from rain, food is produced; from sacrifice arises rain, and…
- 3.15Know that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma comes from the Imperishable. Therefore, the…
- 3.16He who does not follow the wheel thus set in motion, who is of sinful life, rejoicing in…
Word-by-word→
- astu
- shall be
- saha
- along with
- anena
- by this
- purā
- in beginning
- vaḥ
- your
- uvācha
- said
- eṣhaḥ
- these
- prajāḥ
- humankind
- yajñāḥ
- sacrifices
- prajā-patiḥ
- Brahma
- sṛiṣhṭvā
- created
- prasaviṣhyadhvam
- increase prosperity
- iṣhṭa-kāma-dhuk
- bestower of all wishes
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