BG 4.12
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः ।
क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा ॥
क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा ॥
kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ
kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā
kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā
Word-for-word meanings
kāṅkṣantaḥ — those seeking; siddhim — the fruits; karmaṇām — of their actions; yajante — worship; devatāḥ — the gods; hi — because; iha — here; loke — in this world; mānuṣe — of human beings; siddhiḥ — success; karma-jā — born of actions; bhavati — comes; kṣipram — quickly.
Translation
People seeking the fruits of their actions worship the devas, because in this world of human beings, success born of actions comes quickly.