Knowledge & Renunciation · 4.12
Material activities: Wisdom in Action
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।
क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा॥ ४.१२ ॥
kāṅkṣhantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ
kṣhipraṁ hi mānuṣhe loke siddhir bhavati karmajā
Translation
Those who seek success worship the Powers, and their actions in this world bear immediate fruit.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 4.12 through stronger key ideas from the verse: material activities, celestial gods, within this world. In the context of Wisdom in Action, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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