Chapter 3 · Verse 14 · Karma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 3.14
Sanskrit
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।
Transliteration
annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the sacred cycle of existence: all life depends on food, food grows through rain, rain flows from sacrifice, and sacrifice itself springs from right action. When you perform your duty without attachment, you become a conscious link in this cosmic chain—not a passive recipient of grace, but an active participant in creation's renewal.
In our modern disconnection from nature and consequence, this verse invites us back into reciprocal relationship: we receive only what we give, we thrive only when we serve the whole.
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Bhagavad Gita 3.14 — BG 3.14
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