Chapter III · Śloka 11
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः |
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ||
devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ |
parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha ||
Nourish the gods with this, and may the gods nourish you. Thus nourishing one another, you shall attain the supreme good.
The word bhāvayata evokes both nourishment and mutual flourishing. The Vedic vision of reality is fundamentally ecological: all beings thrive through a cycle of giving, and the one who steps outside that cycle steps into impoverishment.