Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 11
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3 श्लोक 11

देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
3.11 You nourish the gods with this. Let those gods nourish you. Nourishing one another, you shall attain the supreme Good.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
3.11 With this do ye nourish the gods and may those gods nourish you; thus nourishing one another, ye shall attain to the highest good.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
3.11. With this you must gratify the devas and let the devas gratify you; [thus] gratifying one another, you shall attain the highest good.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 3.11Devaan bhaavayataanena te devaa bhaavayantu vah;
Parasparam bhaavayantah shreyah param avaapsyatha.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 3.11devān—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