Chapter 3 • Verse 14

Karma Yoga

The Yoga of Action

Sanskrit Verse

Annnad bhavanti bhutani parjanyad anna-sambhavah, yajnad bhavati parjanyo yajnah karma-samudbhavah

Translation & Meaning

Living beings are nourished by food; food is produced by rain; rain comes from sacrifice; and sacrifice is born from prescribed action. Thus the wheel of interdependence is set in motion.

Key Teachings

  • All life is interconnected through a cosmic chain
  • Human action (karma) participates in sustaining creation
  • Selfless action maintains the natural and cosmic order

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