Chapter 4 • Verse 31

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

Yajna-shishtamrita-bhujo yanti brahma sanatanam, nayam loko 'sty ayajnasya kuto 'nyah kuru-sattama

Translation & Meaning

Those who eat the remnants of sacrifice — the nectar left over — attain the eternal Brahman. This world is not for the one who does not sacrifice; how then the next world, O best of the Kurus?

Key Teachings

  • The remnants of sacrifice nourish the soul spiritually
  • A life without sacrifice cannot attain higher realms
  • Both this world and the next require the spirit of giving

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