Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 3, Verse 11

देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः । परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥ ११ ॥

devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śhreyaḥ param avāpsyatha

Translation

Nourish the gods with this, and let the gods nourish you; nourishing one another, you will attain the highest good.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

इस यज्ञ से तुम देवताओं को उन्नत करो और वे देवता तुम्हें उन्नत करें; इस प्रकार परस्पर एक-दूसरे को उन्नत करते हुए तुम परम कल्याण को प्राप्त होगे।

Commentary

Parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ — "nourishing one another" — is an ecological and social vision: humans, nature and the divine forces sustain each other. Many modern readers see here an early ethic of reciprocity with the natural world.