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Bhagavad Gita 3.14

Karma Yoga

अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः | यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ||

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

English

All living beings subsist on food, and food is produced by rain. Rain comes from the performance of sacrifice, and sacrifice is born of prescribed duties.

हिन्दी

प्राणी अन्न से उत्पन्न होते हैं, अन्न वर्षा से उत्पन्न होता है, वर्षा यज्ञ से होती है और यज्ञ कर्मों से उत्पन्न होता है।