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The Creator, having in the beginning (of creation) created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall ye propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires (the cow which yields all the desired objects)."

In the beginning, having created beings together with sacrifice, the Lord of creatures said: By this you shall prosper; let this be your cow of plenty, yielding what you desire.

Krishna grounds the idea of sacrifice in a creation story. Prajapati, the lord of creatures, brought forth beings together with yajña and told them that through it they would flourish. Yajña would be their kāmadhuk, the wish-fulfilling cow of legend. The point is that sacrifice is built into the order of the world from the start. Life is sustained by giving and receiving, not by taking alone. The verse begins a short passage describing the cycle of mutual support between humans, gods and nature.