Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 3 · Verse 12

Karma Yoga 3, verse 12

കർമ്മയോഗം

Bhagavad Gita · Karma Yoga 3 · Verse 12 Verified original

इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः

ഇഷ്ടാന്‍ ഭോഗാന്‍ ഹി വോ ദേവാ ദാസ്യന്തേ യജ്ഞഭാവിതാഃ തൈര്‍ദത്താനപ്രദായൈഭ്യോ യോ ഭുങ്ക്തേ സ്തേന ഏവ സഃ

iṣṭānbhogānhi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ tairdattānapradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ

English Translation

'Being nourished by sacrifices, the gods will indeed give you the coveted enjoyments. He is certainly a theif who enjoys what have been given by them without offering (these) to them.'

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Explanation · English

When the gods are pleased with you sacrifices? they will bestow on you all the desired objects such as children? cattle? property? etc. He who enjoys what has been given to him by the gods? i.e.? he who gratifies the cravings of his own body and the senses without offering anything to the gods in return is a veritable thief. He is really a dacoit of the property of the gods.

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