Bhagavad Gita 3.12
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग
इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः ।तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥
iṣṭānbhogānhi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ |tairdattānapradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 3.12 in English
Pleased by your offerings, the divine powers will give you what you need. But one who enjoys their gifts without giving anything back is like a thief.
गीता 3.12 का हिंदी अर्थ
यज्ञ से प्रसन्न देवता तुम्हें इच्छित भोग देंगे। पर जो उनकी दी हुई चीज़ें बिना कुछ लौटाए भोगता है, वह चोर ही है।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.