Bhagavad Gita 4.31
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्। नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।
yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam nāyaṁ loko ’styayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yajña-śhiṣhṭa amṛita-bhujaḥ | yajña-śhiṣhṭa amṛita-bhujaḥ | they partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice |
| yānti | yānti | go |
| brahma | brahma | the Absolute Truth |
| sanātanam | sanātanam | eternal |
| na | na | never |
| ayam | ayam | this |
| lokaḥ | lokaḥ | planet |
| asti | asti | is |
| ayajñasya | ayajñasya | for one who performs no sacrifice |
| kutaḥ | kutaḥ | how |
| anyaḥ | anyaḥ | other (world) |
| kuru-sat-tama | kuru-sat-tama | best of the Kurus, Arjun |
Those who eat the remnants of the sacrifice, which are like nectar, go to the eternal Brahman. This world is not for the one who does not perform sacrifice; how then can they have the other, O Arjuna?
हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ ! यज्ञ के अवशिष्ट अमृत को भोगने वाले पुरुष सनातन ब्रह्म को प्राप्त होते हैं। यज्ञ रहित पुरुष को यह लोक भी नहीं मिलता, फिर परलोक कैसे मिलेगा?