Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 14

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 14 (3.14) means: All beings arise from food, food comes from rain, rain comes from offering, and offering arises from action.

Sanskrit

अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।

Transliteration

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

Translation

All beings arise from food, food comes from rain, rain comes from offering, and offering arises from action.

Hindi

सारे प्राणी अन्न से उपजते हैं, अन्न वर्षा से आता है, वर्षा यज्ञ से होती है, और यज्ञ कर्म से जन्मता है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 14?

All beings arise from food, food comes from rain, rain comes from offering, and offering arises from action.

Which chapter is verse 3.14 from?

It is verse 14 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.

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