Bhagavad Gita 3.14 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Everything depends on everything: food, rain and giving.”
What it means
“Living beings depend on food, food depends on rain, rain depends on giving, and giving is a form of action.”
The original Sanskrit
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः । यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥
annādbhavanti bhūtāni parjanyādannasambhavaḥ yajñādbhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
From food are born the creatures; the origin of food is from rainfall; rainfall originates from sacrifice; sacrifice has action as its origin.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
समस्त प्राणी अन्न से उत्पन्न होते हैं अन्न की उत्पत्ति पर्जन्य से। पर्जन्य की उत्पत्ति यज्ञ से और यज्ञ कर्मों से उत्पन् न होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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