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BG 3.10 — 3.10 The Creator, having in the beginning (of creation) created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall ye propagate; let this be the milch c | Live Gita
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सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः |
अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् ||३-१०||

sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ . anena prasaviṣyadhvameṣa vo.astviṣṭakāmadhuk ||3-10||


।।3.10।। प्रजापति (सृष्टिकर्त्ता) ने (सृष्टि के) आदि में यज्ञ सहित प्रजा का निर्माण कर कहा इस यज्ञ द्वारा तुम वृद्धि को प्राप्त हो और यह यज्ञ तुम्हारे लिये इच्छित कामनाओं को पूर्ण करने वाला (इष्टकामधुक्) होवे।।

Word-by-word meanings

3.10 सहयज्ञाः together with sacrifice? प्रजाः mankind? सृष्ट्वा having created? पुरा in the beginning? उवाच said? प्रजापतिः Prajapati? अनेन by this? प्रसविष्यध्वम् shall ye propagate? एषः this? वः your? अस्तु let be? इष्टकामधुक् milch cow of desires.Commentary Prajapati is the Creator or Brahma. Kamadhuk is another name for the cow Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is the cow of Indra from which everyone can milk whatever one desires. (Cf.VIII.4IX.2427X.25).

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.10।।इस आगे बतलाये जानेवाले कारणसे भी अधिकारीको कर्म करना चाहिये सृष्टिके आदिकालमें यज्ञसहित प्रजाको अर्थात् ( ब्राह्मण क्षत्रिय और वैश्य इन ) तीनों वर्णोंको रचकर जगत्के रचयिता प्रजापतिने कहा कि इस यज्ञसे तुमलोग प्रसवउत्पत्ति यानी वृद्धिलाभ करो। यह यज्ञतुमलोगोंको इष्ट कामनाओंका देनेवाला अर्थात् इच्छित फलरूप नाना भोगोंको देनेवाला हो।

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Swami Gambirananda

3.10 In the days of yore, having created the beings together with the sacrifices, Prajapati said: 'By this you multiply. Let this be your yielder of coveted objects of desire.'

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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