SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 15 Text 2
adhas cordhvam prasrtas tasya sakha
guna-pravrddha visaya-pravalah
adhas ca mulany anusantatani
karmanubandhini manusya-loke

adhah--downward; ca--and; urdhvam--upward; prasrtah--extended; tasya--its; sakhah--branches; guna--by the modes of material nature; pravrddhah--developed; visaya--sense objects; pravalah--twigs; adhah--downward; ca--and; mulani--roots; anusantatani--extended; karma--to work; anubandhini--bound; manusya-loke--in the world of human society.

TRANSLATION

The branches of this tree extend downward and upward, nourished by the three modes of material nature. The twigs are the objects of the senses. This tree also has roots going down, and these are bound to the fruitive actions of human society.