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Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 3.13

Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 3.13 · 3 · Verse 13

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Sanskrit Original

।।3.13।। देवयज्ञादीन् निर्वर्त्य तच्छिष्टम् अशनम् अमृताख्यम् अशितुं शीलं येषां ते यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तः मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः सर्वपापैः चुल्ल्यादिपञ्चसूनाकृतैः प्रमादकृतहिंसादिजनितैश्च अन्यैः। ये तु आत्मंभरयः भुञ्जते ते तु अघं पापं स्वयमपि पापाः ये पचन्ति पाकं निर्वर्तयन्ति आत्मकारणात् आत्महेतोः।।इतश्च अधिकृतेन कर्म कर्तव्यम् जगच्चक्रप्रवृत्तिहेतुर्हि कर्म। कथमिति उच्यते

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3.13 Those again, who are yajna-sista-asinah, partakers of the remnants of sacrifices, who, after making offering to the gods and others, [The panca-maha-yajnas, five great offerings, which have to be made by every householder are offerings to gods, manes, humans, creatures and rsis (sages).] are habituated to eat the remnants (of those offerings), called nectar; they, santah, by being (so); mucyante, become freed; sarva-kilbisaih, from all sins-from those sins incurred through the five things [the five things are; oven, water-pot, cutting instruments, grinding machines and broom. A householder incurs sin by killing insects etc. with these things, knowingly or unknowingly. It is atoned by making the aforesaid five offerings.], viz oven etc., and also from those others incurred owing to injury etc. caused inadvertently. Tu, but; the papah, unholy persons, who are selfish; ye, who; pacanti, cook; atma-karanat, for themselves; te, they, being themselves sinful; bhunjate, incur; agham, sin. For the following reasons also actions should be undertaken by an eligible person. Action is definitely the cause of the movement of the wheel of the world. How? This is being answered: