देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः ।परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥
devānbhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ |parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha ||
With this sacrifice, nourish the gods, and may those gods nourish you. By nourishing one another, you will reach the highest good.
Explanation
Krishna continues explaining how the Creator (Prajapati) linked humans and the gods through sacrifice (yajña), meaning offerings and duty done as a shared exchange. Humans support the gods (devas, the divine powers behind nature and life) through ritual and right action, and the gods support humans in return. This mutual care (bhāvanā) leads to the highest good (śreyas). Some readers take the gods literally, while others see them as natural forces or as powers within us.