Bhagavad Gita · Karma Yoga — The Yoga of Action

Chapter 3, Verse 11

"Bhagavad Gita 3.11" — meaning and explanation.

Meaning

3.11 With this do ye nourish the gods and may those gods nourish you; thus nourishing one another, ye shall attain to the highest good.

।।3.11।। तुम लोग इस यज्ञ द्वारा देवताओं की उन्नति करो और वे देवतागण तुम्हारी उन्नति करें। इस प्रकार परस्पर उन्नति करते हुये परम श्रेय को तुम प्राप्त होगे।।

Explanation

3.11 देवान् the gods? भावयत nourish (ye)? अनेन with this? ते those? देवाः gods? भावयन्तु may nourish? वः you? परस्परम् one another? भावयन्तः nourishing? श्रेयः good? परम् the highest? अवाप्स्यथ shall attain.Commentary 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.

Life Lesson

Study Bhagavad Gita 3.11 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.

Context

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, verse 11, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.

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