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देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः। परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।

devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śhreyaḥ param avāpsyatha

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 3, Verse 11
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
With this, nourish the gods, and may the gods nourish you; thus, nourishing each other, you shall attain the highest good.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: mutual nourishment between people, or between people and the larger forces sustaining them, leads to the highest good, isolation and one-sided taking don't.

In life: purely transactional relationships eventually run dry, in a way genuinely reciprocal ones don't.

Teaching: invest in relationships and systems that nourish both directions, not just the ones that serve you in the moment.

devāncelestial gods
bhāvayatāwill be pleased
anenaby these (sacrifices)
tethose
devāḥcelestial gods
bhāvayantuwill be pleased
vaḥyou
parasparamone another
bhāvayantaḥpleasing one another
śhreyaḥprosperity
paramthe supreme
avāpsyathashall achieve

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
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 attainment of heaven also. The fruit depends upon the motive of the aspirant.