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Bhagavad Gita 3.13

Karma Yoga

यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः | भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात् ||

yajña-śhiṣhṭāśhinaḥ santo muchyante sarva-kilbiṣhaiḥ bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā ye pachantyātma-kāraṇāt

English

The righteous, who eat food which is first offered in sacrifice, are released from all kinds of sin. But those who prepare food for their own enjoyment verily eat only sin.

हिन्दी

श्रेष्ठ पुरुष यज्ञ से शेष भोजन करने वाले सब पापों से मुक्त हो जाते हैं, किन्तु जो पापी लोग अपने भोग के लिए अन्न पकाते हैं, वे तो पाप ही भोगते हैं।