Read the passage from the Bhagavad Gita.

Hear from me, Long-armed Lord! the makings five Which go to every act, in Sankhya taught As necessary. First the force; and then The agent; next, the various instruments; Fourth, the especial effort; fifth, the God.



–Bhagavad Gita

In this sequential passage, what is the first act?

force
agent
making
hearing