Wisdom & Knowledge

Bhagavad Gita 4.12

काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः | क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा ||४-१२||

kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṃ siddhiṃ yajanta iha devatāḥ . kṣipraṃ hi mānuṣe loke siddhirbhavati karmajā ||4-12||

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Swami SivanandaEnglish

4.12 Those who long for success in action in this world sacrifice to the gods; because success is ickly attained by men through action.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaEnglish

Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world.