अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः |\nयज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ||३-१४||
annādbhavanti bhūtāni parjanyādannasambhavaḥ .\nyajñādbhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ ||3-14||
All living beings subsist on food, and food is produced by rains. Rains come from the performance of sacrifice, and sacrifice is produced by the performance of prescribed duties.