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BG 3.13 — 3.13 The righteous who eat the remnants of the sacrifice are freed from all sins; but those sinful ones who cook food (only) for their own sake verily eat | Live Gita
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यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः |
भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात् ||३-१३||

yajñaśiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarvakilbiṣaiḥ . bhuñjate te tvaghaṃ pāpā ye pacantyātmakāraṇāt ||3-13||


।।3.13।। यज्ञ के अवशिष्ट अन्न को खाने वाले श्रेष्ठ पुरुष सब पापों से मुक्त हो जाते हैं किन्तु जो लोग केवल स्वयं के लिये ही पकाते हैं वे तो पापों को ही खाते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

3.13 यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः who eat the remnants of the sacrifice? सन्तः the righteous? मुच्यन्ते are freed? सर्वकिल्बिषैः from all sins? भुञ्जते eat? ते those? तु indeed? अघम् sin? पापाः sinful ones? ये who? पचन्ति cook? आत्मकारणात् for their own sake.Commentary Those who? after performing the five great sacrifices? eat the remnants of the food are freed from all the sins committed by these five agents of insect slaughter? viz.? (1) the pestle and mortar? (2) the grinding stone? (3) the fireplace? (4)

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.13।।परंतु जो यज्ञशिष्ट अन्नका भोजन करनेवाले श्रेष्ठ पुरुष हैं अर्थात् देवयज्ञादि करके उससे बचे हुए अमृत नामक अन्नको भक्षण करना जिनका स्वभाव है वे सब पापोंसे अर्थात् गृहस्थमें होनेवाले चक्की चूल्हे आदिके पाँच पापोंसे और प्रमादसे होनेवाले हिंसादिजनित अन्य पापोंसे भी छूट जाते हैं। तथा जो उदरपरायण लोग केवल अपने लिये ही अन्न पकाते हैं वै स्वयं पापी हैं और पाप ही खाते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

3.13 By becoming partakers of the remembers of sacrifices, they become freed from all sins. But the unholy persons who cook for themselves, they incur sin.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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