Bhagavad Gita 3.12
इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः। तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः।।
iṣhṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ tair dattān apradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| iṣhṭān | iṣhṭān | desired |
| bhogān | bhogān | necessities of life |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| vaḥ | vaḥ | unto you |
| devāḥ | devāḥ | the celestial gods |
| dāsyante | dāsyante | will grant |
| yajña-bhāvitāḥ | yajña-bhāvitāḥ | satisfied by sacrifice |
| taiḥ | taiḥ | by them |
| dattān | dattān | things granted |
| apradāya | apradāya | without offering |
| ebhyaḥ | ebhyaḥ | to them |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| bhuṅkte | bhuṅkte | enjoys |
| stenaḥ | stenaḥ | thieves |
| eva | eva | verily |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
The gods, nourished by the sacrifice, will give you the desired objects. So, he who enjoys the objects given by the gods without offering anything in return is indeed a thief.
यज्ञ द्वारा पोषित देवतागण तुम्हें इष्ट भोग प्रदान करेंगे। उनके द्वारा दिये हुये भोगों को जो पुरुष उनको दिये बिना ही भोगता है वह निश्चय ही चोर है।।