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BG 3.11 — 3.11 With this do ye nourish the gods and may those gods nourish you; thus nourishing one another, ye shall attain to the highest good. | Live Gita
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देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः |
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ||३-११||

devānbhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ . parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha ||3-11||


।।3.11।। तुम लोग इस यज्ञ द्वारा देवताओं की उन्नति करो और वे देवतागण तुम्हारी उन्नति करें। इस प्रकार परस्पर उन्नति करते हुये परम श्रेय को तुम प्राप्त होगे।।

Word-by-word meanings

3.11 देवान् the gods? भावयत nourish (ye)? अनेन with this? ते those? देवाः gods? भावयन्तु may nourish? वः you? परस्परम् one another? भावयन्तः nourishing? श्रेयः good? परम् the highest? अवाप्स्यथ shall attain.Commentary Deva literally means the shining one. By this sacrifice you nourish the gods such as Indra. The gods shall nourish you with rain? etc. the highest good is the attainment of the knowledge of the Self which frees one from the round of births and deaths. The highest good may mean the

Commentaries

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

Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.11।।कैसे तुमलोग इस यज्ञद्वारा इन्द्रादि देवोंको बढ़ाओ अर्थात् उनकी उन्नति करो। वे देव वृष्टि आदिद्वारा तुमलोगोंको बढ़ावें अर्थात् उन्नत करें। इस प्रकार एक दूसरेको उन्नत करते हुए ( तुमलोग ) ज्ञानप्राप्तिद्वारा मोक्षरूप परमश्रेयको प्राप्त करोगे। अथवा स्वर्गरूप परमश्रेयको ही प्राप्त करोगे।

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Swami Gambirananda

3.11 'You nourish the gods with this. Let those gods nourish you. Nourishing one another, you shall attain the supreme Good.'

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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