Learn·Chapter 4 · Knowledge, action and renunciation·Verse 12 of 42
Bhagavad Gītā 4.12, word by word
BG 4.12
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः। क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा
kāṅkṣhantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣhipraṁ hi mānuṣhe loke siddhir bhavati karmajā
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In English
Those who seek success worship the Powers, and their actions in this world bear immediate fruit.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Those who long for success in action in this world sacrifice to the gods; for success is quickly attained by men through action.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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