BG 3.11
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः ।
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥
devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha
Word-for-word meanings
bhāvayatā — nourish; devān — the gods [devas]; anena — by this [yajña]; te — [and by so doing] those; devāḥ — gods; bhāvayantu — may they be gracious; vaḥ — unto you; bhāvayantaḥ — by being benevolent to one another; parasparam — mutually; avāpsyatha — you will attain; param — the supreme; śreyaḥ — welfare.
Translation
[Brahmā continues:] “Nourish the devas through this yajña, and [by so doing] may the devas be gracious to you. Thus, through mutual benevolence, you shall attain the highest welfare.”