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Bhagavad Gita 3.13

Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग

यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात् ॥

yajñaśiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarvakilbiṣaiḥ |bhuñjate te tvaghaṃ pāpā ye pacantyātmakāraṇāt ||

Meaning of Gita 3.13 in English

Good people who eat what remains after an offering are freed from wrongdoing. But those who cook only for themselves are really eating sin.

गीता 3.13 का हिंदी अर्थ

जो सज्जन यज्ञ से बचा हुआ अन्न खाते हैं, वे सब पापों से छूट जाते हैं। पर जो केवल अपने लिए पकाते हैं, वे पाप ही खाते हैं।

sharingselfishnessfoodgratitude

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