Bhagavad Gita 3.11देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥
devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śhreyaḥ param avāpsyatha
Sanskrit recitation
Work as offering · 3.10–3.16 · Teaching
Translation
With this, nourish the gods, and may the gods nourish you; thus, nourishing each other, you shall attain the highest good.
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
Deva literally means the shining one. By this sacrifice you nourish the gods such as Indra. The gods shall nourish you with rain, etc. the highest good is the attainment of the knowledge of the Self which frees one from the round of births and deaths. The highest good may mean the attainment of heaven also. The fruit depends upon the motive of the aspirant.
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→
- te
- those
- anena
- by these (sacrifices)
- param
- the supreme
- vaḥ
- you
- devān
- celestial gods
- devāḥ
- celestial gods
- parasparam
- one another
- śhreyaḥ
- prosperity
- avāpsyatha
- shall achieve
- bhāvayantu
- will be pleased
- bhāvayatā
- will be pleased
- bhāvayantaḥ
- pleasing one another
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