The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
Varieties of sacrifices - 23-33
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 4 -JnanaKarmaSanyasa Yoga - Sloka 31
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| Krishna Vanabhojanam |
Yagna shishta amruta bhujah yanti brahma sanatanam I
Nayam Lokah asti agyasyah kutah anyah kurusatam II sloka 31
यज्ञ शिष्ट अमृत भुजः यान्ति ब्रह्म् सनातनम् ।
नायं लोकः अस्ति अयग्यस्यः कुतः अन्यः कुरुसत्तम ।। श्लोक ३१
The eaters of nectar, the remnants of yajna go to the eternal brahman. This world is not for non-sacrificer, how then the other, O best of the kurus?
Whatever a man does must be conducive to the common welfare. The food consumed by him becomes nectar to the extent he relegates selfishness. Every act of self denial aids man take a step towards perfection. And self annihilation is the godliest of all his endeavours. When the man in the individual is crucified, the divine in him manifests itself. He offers his jivahood as oblation regains brahmanhood, his original state. There is no gain superior to the gain of eternal brahman.
When the very highest can be gained by the performance of yagna, the gaining of the lower things by this means would undoubtedly be easy. This earthly possession is verily the easiest for man to procure. But even this is not obtainable to him who fails to perform yagna. The self seeking man shrinks; he thrives nowhere; and the world views him with disdain. The attainment of heaven which is superior is beside the point to such a man.
What the progressive man should do next is given in the next sloka.
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