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Capitol 3, Slok 12

Text

iSTAnbhogAnhi vo devA dAsyante yajJabhAvitAH | tairdattAnapradAyaibhyo yo bhuGkte stena eva saH ||3-12||

Transliteration

iṣṭānbhogānhi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ . tairdattānapradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ ||3-12||

Meanings

3.12 The gods, pleased by the sacrifice, will bestow on you the enjoyments you desire. He who enjoys the bounty of the gods without giving them anything in return, is but a thief. - Adi