Chapter 3
Unfoldment through Action

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Verse 11

devānbhāvayatānena
te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ
śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha

Verse 12

iṣṭānbhogānhi vo devāḥ
dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ
tairdattānapradāyaibhyaḥ
yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ

Verse 13

yajñaśiṣṭāśinaḥ santaḥ
mucyante sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
bhuñjate te tvaghaṁ pāpāḥ
ye pacantyātmakāraṇāt

Verse 14

annādbhavanti bhūtāni
parjanyādannasambhavaḥ
yajñādbhavati parjanyaḥ
yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ

Verse 15

karma brahmodbhavaṁ viddhi
brahmākṣarasamudbhavam
tasmātsarvagataṁ brahma
nityaṁ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam

Verse 16

evaṁ pravartitaṁ cakram
nānuvartayatīha yaḥ
aghāyurindriyārāmaḥ
moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati

Verse 17

yastvātmaratireva syāt
ātmatṛptaśca mānavaḥ
ātmanyeva ca santuṣṭaḥ
tasya kāryaṁ na vidyate

Verse 18

naiva tasya kṛtenārthaḥ
nākṛteneha kaścana
na cāsya sarvabhūteṣu
kaścidarthavyapāśrayaḥ

Verse 19

tasmādasaktaḥ satatam
kāryaṁ karma samācara
asakto hyācarankarma
paramāpnoti pūruṣaḥ

Verse 20

karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim
āsthitā janakādayaḥ
lokasaṅgrahamevāpi
sampaśyankartumarhasi