3.11 देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः। परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ
devān
Word meanings
devān—celestial gods;bhāvayatā—will be pleased;anena—by these (sacrifices);te—those;devāḥ—celestial gods;bhāvayantu—will be pleased;vaḥ—you;parasparam—one another;bhāvayantaḥ—pleasing one another;śhreyaḥ—prosperity;param—the supreme;avāpsyatha—shall achieve
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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'You should gratify the devas with this, and let the devas gratify you; thus, mutually gratifying each other, you will attain the highest good.'
Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare.
By this, please the gods, and the gods will support you. Thus nourishing one another, may you obtain the highest good.
'You nourish the gods with this. Let those gods nourish you. Nourishing one another, you shall attain the supreme Good.'
With this do ye nourish the gods, and may the gods nourish you; thus nourishing one another, ye shall attain to the highest good.
3.13 यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः। भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्
yajña
Word meanings
yajña-śhiṣhṭa—of remnants of food offered in sacrifice;aśhinaḥ—eaters;santaḥ—saintly persons;muchyante—are released;sarva—all kinds of;kilbiṣhaiḥ—from sins;bhuñjate—enjoy;te—they;tu—but;agham—sins;pāpāḥ—sinners;ye—who;pachanti—cook (food);ātma-kāraṇāt—for their own sake
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The righteous persons, who eat the remnants of the actions to be performed necessarily, are freed from all sins. But those who cook, intending for their own selves, are sinners and consume sin.
The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only.
Pious men who eat the remnants of sacrifices are freed from all sins. But the sinful ones who cook only for their own sake earn only sin.
By becoming partakers of the remembers of sacrifices, they become freed from all sins. But the unholy persons who cook for themselves, they incur sin.
The righteous, who eat of the remnants of the sacrifice, are freed from all sins; but those sinful ones who cook food (only) for their own sake, verily eat sin.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.12 इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः। तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः
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Word meanings
iṣhṭān—desired;bhogān—necessities of life;hi—certainly;vaḥ—unto you;devāḥ—the celestial gods;dāsyante—will grant;yajña-bhāvitāḥ—satisfied by sacrifice;taiḥ—by them;dattān—things granted;apradāya—without offering;ebhyaḥ—to them;yaḥ—who;bhuṅkte—enjoys;stenaḥ—thieves;eva—verily;saḥ—they
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The devas, gratified with necessary action, will grant you the things sacrificed. Therefore, whoever enjoys their gifts without offering them to these devas is surely a thief.
For, fed, on sacrifice, nature will give you all the enjoyment you can desire. But he who enjoys what she gives without returning is, indeed, a robber.'
The gods, pleased by the sacrifice, will bestow on you the enjoyments you desire. He who enjoys the bounty of the gods without giving them anything in return, is but a thief.
'Being nourished by sacrifices, the gods will indeed give you the coveted enjoyments. He is certainly a thief who enjoys what have been given by them without offering (these) to them.'
The gods, nourished by the sacrifice, will give you the desired objects. So, he who enjoys the objects given by the gods without offering (in return) to them, is verily a thief.
