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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

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
iṣhṭāniṣhṭāndesired
bhogānbhogānnecessities of life
hihicertainly
vaḥvaḥunto you
devāḥdevāḥthe celestial gods
dāsyantedāsyantewill grant
yajña-bhāvitāḥyajña-bhāvitāḥsatisfied by sacrifice
taiḥtaiḥby them
dattāndattānthings granted
apradāyaapradāyawithout offering
ebhyaḥebhyaḥto them
yaḥyaḥwho
bhuṅktebhuṅkteenjoys
stenaḥstenaḥthieves
evaevaverily
saḥsaḥthey

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।।