BG - 3.13

यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः। भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।

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

• yajña-śhiṣhṭa - of remnants of food offered in sacrifice
• aśhinaḥ - eaters
• santaḥ - saintly persons
• muchyante - are released
• sarva - all kinds of
• kilbiṣhaiḥ - from sins
• bhuñjate - enjoy
• te - they
• tu - but
• agham - sins
• pāpāḥ - sinners
• ye - who
• pachanti - cook (food)
• ātma-kāraṇāt - for their own sake

Translation

The righteous who eat the remnants of the sacrifice are freed from all sins; but those sinful ones who cook food solely for their own sake indeed consume sin.

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