Devan Bhavayatanena

A cycle of giving and receiving holds the world together. Humans offer their efforts through yajna. The cosmic forces — the devas, the powers of nature — respond with rain, fertility, and sustenance. Each side nourishes the other. When this cycle flows unbroken, the supreme good is attained.

In the Gita's framework, devas are not only celestial beings in some distant heaven. They also represent the forces of nature — sun, rain, wind, earth. When human action respects and sustains these forces, nature cooperates. When it does not, the cycle breaks. This reciprocal vision is at the heart of the yajna teaching.

This continues the yajna-cycle from 3.10. The Vedic tradition describes the relationship between yajna and natural forces extensively, appearing in the Rig Veda and the Atharva Veda.

The Gita presents this traditional idea in the language of Karma Yoga. The principle is simple: those who give, receive.