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इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः ।
तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥३- १२॥
इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः ।
तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥३- १२॥
iShTaanbhogaanhi wo dewaa daasyante yadnyabhaawitaaH ।
tairdattaanapradaayaibhyo yo bhu~Nkte stena ewa saH ॥३- १२॥
Source: Automatic ITRANS Transliteration
Desired pleasures the gods will bestow, nourished by sacrifice.
One who enjoys those gifts without offering to that is but a thief.
The gods, nourished by sacrifice, will bestow desired pleasures. One who enjoys those gifts without offering sacrifice is but a thief.
Source: Milind S. Pandit
The Devas, nourished by Yajna, will give you the desired objects. One who enjoys the gift of the Devas without offering them (anything in return) is, indeed, a thief.
In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of yajna [sacrifice], supply all necessities to man. But he who enjoys these gifts, without offering them to the demigods in return, is certainly a thief.
Source: Bhagavad Gita As It Is