Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.10

सहयज्ञा: प्रजा: सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापति: अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्

saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛiṣhṭvā purovācha prajāpatiḥ anena prasaviṣhyadhvam eṣha vo ’stviṣhṭa-kāma-dhuk

Recitation · Text 3.10
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna reaches back to the beginning: Prajāpati created humankind together with sacrifice, saying that by this you shall prosper, and let it be the granter of your desires. Offering is presented not as a later ritual addition but as built into creation itself.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Sacrifice is presented as woven into creation from the start, not bolted on later as ritual.