इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः ।
तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥
तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
यज्ञसे भावित पुष्ट हुए देवता भी तुमलोगोंको बिना माँगे ही कर्तव्यपालनकी आवश्यक सामग्री देते रहेंगे । इस प्रकार उन देवताओंसे प्राप्त हुई सामग्रीको दूसरोंकी सेवामें लगाये बिना जो मनुष्य स्वयं ही उसका उपभोग करता है, वह चोर ही है ॥
English
The radiant beings, nourished by sacrifice, will give you the enjoyments you need. One who enjoys their gifts without offering back is a thief.
श्लोक का अर्थ
The world keeps giving when you participate in shared responsibility. Taking benefits without giving back is treated as theft.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Krishna is teaching Arjuna that life runs on exchange, not extraction. The earlier verses describe sacrifice as the basis of social order; this verse warns that taking without returning breaks that order.
आज के संदर्भ में
You use the last of the office printer paper, ignore the shared supply closet, and walk away. The verse lands there: what you consume without replenishing was never truly yours.
सार
Generosity feels cleaner than ownership. You are meant to circulate what arrives, not hoard it.
शब्दार्थ
इष्टान् (desired) / भोगान् (enjoyments) / हि (indeed) / वः (to you) / देवाः (radiant beings) / दास्यन्ते (will give) / यज्ञभाविताः (nourished by sacrifice) / तैः (by those) / दत्तान् (given) / अप्रदाय (without giving back) / एभ्यः (to these) / यः (who) / भुङ्क्ते (enjoys) / स्तेनः (thief) / एव (indeed) / सः (he)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3: कर्म योग — कर्म का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 43 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: yajna (32 श्लोक)