देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

• 3.10The Creator, having in the beginning created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall you propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires—the cow that yields all the desired objects."

• 3.11With this, nourish the gods, and may the gods nourish you; thus, nourishing each other, you shall attain the highest good.

• 3.12The gods, nourished by the sacrifice, will give you the desired objects. So, he who enjoys the objects given by the gods without offering anything in return is indeed a thief.
• 3.13The righteous who eat the remnants of the sacrifice are freed from all sins; but those sinful ones who cook food solely for their own sake indeed consume sin.
• 3.14From food come forth beings; from rain, food is produced; from sacrifice arises rain, and sacrifice is born of action.
• 3.15Know that action comes from Brahma, and Brahma comes from the Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervasive Brahma ever rests in sacrifice.
• 3.16He who does not follow the wheel thus set in motion, who is of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses, lives in vain, O Arjuna.

devān

celestial gods

bhāvayatā

will be pleased

anena

by these (sacrifices)

te

those

devāḥ

celestial gods

bhāvayantu

will be pleased

vaḥ

you

parasparam

one another

bhāvayantaḥ

pleasing one another

śhreyaḥ

prosperity

param

the supreme

avāpsyatha

shall achieve