Chapter 3 · The Way of Action
Verse 14
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 3, Verse 14
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।
Transliteration (IAST)
annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
Translation
All beings arise from food; food is produced from rain; rain comes from sacrifice; and sacrifice is born of action.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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