अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः । यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥ १४ ॥
annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
Translation
Beings arise from food; food comes from rain; rain comes from yajna; and yajna is born of action.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
सब प्राणी अन्न से उत्पन्न होते हैं, अन्न वर्षा से होता है, वर्षा यज्ञ से होती है, और यज्ञ कर्म से उत्पन्न होता है।
Commentary
The famous "cycle of yajna": a chain of dependence linking living beings, food, rain, sacrifice and action. Its message is that everyone's work feeds into a larger whole on which all life depends.
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