Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4, verse 31 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 4.31 · Yajnashishtamritabhujo
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।
नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम ॥
yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujo yānti brahma sanātanam |
nāyaṃ loko’styayajñasya kuto’nyaḥ kurusattama ||
Translation
Eating the nectar that remains from sacrifice, they reach the eternal Brahman. Not even this world belongs to one who offers no sacrifice — how then the next, best of the Kurus?
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga — “The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action”, which has 42 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 4.31 mean?
Eating the nectar that remains from sacrifice, they reach the eternal Brahman. Not even this world belongs to one who offers no sacrifice — how then the next, best of the Kurus?
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 4.31?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action).
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