Chapter 3 • Verse 14

अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः॥

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

Meaning

All beings are sustained by food; food is produced by rain; rain comes from sacrifice; sacrifice is born of action.

Everything is interconnected in a cosmic cycle. Our actions participate in this cycle. When we act rightly, we support the entire web of existence.

Strength Reflection

"I recognize my actions as part of a cosmic interconnection affecting all life."

Devotional Surrender

Lord, let my actions support and nourish the great chain of being.