Bhagavad Gita
· Karma Yoga 3
· Verse 11
Verified original
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ
ദേവാന് ഭാവയതാനേന തേ ദേവാ ഭാവയന്തു വഃ പരസ്പരം ഭാവയന്തഃ ശ്രേയഃ പരമവാപ്സ്യഥ
devānbhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha
English Translation
'You nourish the gods with this. Let those gods nourish you. Nourishing one another, you shall attain the supreme Good.'
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Explanation · English
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.