Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga - The Yoga of Selfless ActionKrishna
Verse 14
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 3, श्लोक 14
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः।
यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः॥१४॥
Transliteration
Annad-Bhavanti Bhutani Parjanyad-Anna-Sambhavah.
Yajnad-Bhavati Parjanyo Yajnah Karma-Samudbhavah.||14||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अन्नात्annatfrom food
भवन्तिbhavanticome into being
भूतानिbhutaniall beings
पर्जन्यात्parjanyatfrom rain
अन्नसम्भवःanna-sambhavahfood is produced
यज्ञात्yajnatfrom sacrifice
भवतिbhavatiarises
पर्जन्यःparjanyahrain
यज्ञःyajnahsacrifice
कर्मसमुद्भवःkarma-samudbhavahborn of prescribed action
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
अन्न से प्राणी उत्पन्न होते हैं, वर्षा से अन्न उत्पन्न होता है, यज्ञ से वर्षा होती है और यज्ञ कर्म से उत्पन्न होता है।
English Translation
All beings are born from food, food is produced from rain, rain arises from sacrifice (yajna), and sacrifice is born of prescribed action (karma).
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna describes the cosmic cycle of interdependence — action produces sacrifice, sacrifice produces rain, rain produces food, and food sustains life. This ecological and spiritual chain shows that selfless action sustains the entire creation. Breaking any link in this cycle leads to disorder and suffering.