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Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 3.12

Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 3.12 · 3 · Verse 12

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Sanskrit Original

।।3.12।। इष्टान् अभिप्रेतान् भोगान् हि वः युष्मभ्यं देवाः दास्यन्ते वितरिष्यन्ति स्त्रीपशुपुत्रादीन् यज्ञभाविताः यज्ञैः वर्धिताः तोषिताः इत्यर्थः। तैः देवैः दत्तान् भोगान् अप्रदाय अदत्त्वा आनृण्यमकृत्वा इत्यर्थः एभ्यः देवेभ्यः यः भुङ्क्ते स्वदेहेन्द्रियाण्येव तर्पयति स्तेन एव तस्कर एव सः देवादिस्वापहारी।।ये पुनः

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3.12 'Yajna-bhavitah, being nourished, i.e. being satisfied, by sacrifices; devah, the gods; dasyante hi, will indeed give, will distribute; among vah, you; the istan, coveted; bhogan, enjoyments, such as wife, childeren and cattle. Sah, he; is eva, certainly; a stenah, thief, a stealer of the wealth of gods and others; yah, who; bhunkte, enjoys, gratifies only his own body and organs; with dattan, what enjoyable things have been given; taih, by them, by the gods; apradaya, without offering (these); hyah, to them, i.e. without repaying the d [The three kinds of d -to the gods, to the rsis (sage), and to the manes-are repaid by satisfying them through sacrifices, celibacy (including study of the Vedas, etc.), and procreation, respectively. Unless one repays these d s, he incurs sin.] to them.'