देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः ।
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥ ११ ॥
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥ ११ ॥
devānbhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ .
parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha .. 11 ..
With this do ye nourish the Gods, and the Gods shall nourish you; thus nourishing one another, ye shall attain the supreme good.
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“By this sacrifice ye nourish the Gods such as Indra. The Gods shall nourish you with rain, etc.” ‘The supreme good’is the attainment of the knowledge of Brahman in due course. Or, the’supreme good’may mean’svarga.’ *
The ‘supreme good’ here spoken of may be either the knowledge of Brahman or svarga. The result depends upon the motive of the aspirant, according as he desires salvation or worldly enjoyment. In the former case, the sacrifice leads to purity of heart in this or a subsequent birth and ultimately leads to knowledge, whereas in the latter case it leads directly to svarga.