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Next world

1 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on next world. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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

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?

  • 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