इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः | तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ||३-१२||
iṣṭānbhogānhi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ . tairdattānapradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ ||3-12||
- iṣṭān
- desired
- bhogān
- necessities of life
- hi
- certainly
- vaḥ
- unto you
- devāḥ
- the demigods
- dāsyante
- will award
- yajña-bhāvitāḥ
- being satisfied by the performance of sacrifices
- taiḥ
- by them
- dattān
- things given
- apradāya
- without offering
- ebhyaḥ
- to these demigods
- yaḥ
- he who
- bhuṅkte
- enjoys
- stenaḥ
- thief
- eva
- certainly
- saḥ
- he
In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of yajña [sacrifice], will supply all necessities to you. But he who enjoys such gifts without offering them to the demigods in return is certainly a thief.