Bhagavad Gita 3.10 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“From the very start, life was made for giving.”
What it means
“In the beginning, the Creator made people together with the idea of giving. ‘Grow by this,’ he said. ‘Let giving bring you what you need.’”
The original Sanskrit
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः । अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् ॥
sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ anena prasaviṣyadhvameṣa vo.astviṣṭakāmadhuk
Translations
Literal translation
In the days of yore, having created the beings together with the sacrifices, Prajapati said: 'By this you multiply. Let this be your yielder of coveted objects of desire.'
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
प्रजापति (सृष्टिकर्त्ता) ने (सृष्टि के) आदि में यज्ञ सहित प्रजा का निर्माण कर कहा इस यज् ञ द्वारा तुम वृद्धि को प्राप्त हो और यह यज्ञ तुम्हारे लिये इच्छित कामनाओं को पूर्ण करने वाला (इष्टकामधुक्) होवे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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