Karma Yoga

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11. With this do ye nourish the Gods and the Gods shall nourish you; thus

nourishing one another, ye shall attain the supreme good.

 

12. Nourished by the sacrifice, the Gods shall indeed bestow on you the

enjoyments ye desire. " Whoso enjoys - without offering to Them - Their gifts, he

is verily a thief.

 

13. The righteous, who eat the remnant of the sacrifice, are freed from all

sins; but sin do the impious eat who cook for their own sakes.

 

14. From food creatures come forth; the production of food is from rain; rain

comes forth from sacrifice; sacrifice is born of action;

 

15. Know thou that action comes from Brahman and that Brahman comes from the

Imperishable. Therefore, the all-pervading Brahman ever rests in sacrifice.

 

16. He who follows not here the wheel thus set in motion, who is of sinful life,

indulging in senses, he lives in vain, O son of Pritha.

 

17. That man, verily, who rejoices only in the self, who is satisfied with the

Self, who is content in the Self alone - for him there is nothing to do.

 

18. For him, there is here no interest whatever in what is done or what is not

done. Nor is there in all beings any one he should resort to for any object.

 

19. Therefore, without attachment, constantly perform the action which should be

done; for, performing action without attachment, man reaches the Supreme.

 

20. By action only, indeed, did Janaka and others try to attain perfection. Even

with a view to the protection of the masses thou shouldst perform (action).

 

to be continued...