Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 3.14

Sanskrit

अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।

annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ

Meaning

Focus on the chain of cause and effect: your deliberate actions create value, which sustains your organization and people. Everything flows from intentional effort.

Translation

From food are born the creatures; the origin of food is from rain; rain originates from sacrifice; sacrifice has action as its source.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: