अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः।यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥

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.

anna

of food grains

karma

prescribed duties

annāt

from food

bhavati

becomes possible

bhavanti

subsist

yajñāt

from the performance of sacrifice

bhūtāni

living beings

yajñaḥ

performance of sacrifice

parjanyāt

from rains

parjanyaḥ

rain

sambhavaḥ

production

samudbhavaḥ

born of