अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः | यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः
annādbhavanti bhūtāni parjanyādannasambhavaḥ . yajñādbhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ
众生由食物而生;食物源于雨水;雨水源于祭祀(Yajna);祭祀则源于行动(Karma)。
From food are born the creatures; the origin of food is from rainfall; rainfall originates from sacrifice; sacrifice has action as its origin.
此处,“亚吉那”(Yajna,祭祀)指的是“阿普尔瓦”(Apurva),即一种微妙的原则或无形的形式,它存在于祭祀完成之时与其果报显现之间。
Here Yajna means Apurva or the subtle principle or the unseen form which a sacrifice assumes between the time of its performance and the time when its fruits manifest themselves.