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Bhagavad Gita 3.11

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

devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śhreyaḥ param avāpsyatha

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
devāndevāncelestial gods
bhāvayatābhāvayatāwill be pleased
anenaanenaby these (sacrifices)
tetethose
devāḥdevāḥcelestial gods
bhāvayantubhāvayantuwill be pleased
vaḥvaḥyou
parasparamparasparamone another
bhāvayantaḥbhāvayantaḥpleasing one another
śhreyaḥśhreyaḥprosperity
paramparamthe supreme
avāpsyathaavāpsyathashall achieve

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

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।।