anena prasavishyadhvamesha vostvishtakaamadhuk (3.10)
devaanbhaavayataanena te devaa bhaavayantu vaa
prasparam bhaavayantah shreyah paramavaapsyatha (3.11)
ishTaanbhogaanhi vo devaa daasyante yagnabhaavitaah
tairdattanapradaayaibhyo bhunkte stena eva sah (3.12)
yagnashishTaashinah santo muchyante sarva kilbishaih
bhunjate tvagham paapaa ye pachantyaatmakaaraNaat(3.13)
With the knowledge process
having created the creation,
the creator within
declares: through kindling
the yagya-
the burning longing for truth
will you prosper, and attain
all that is beautiful and truly worth yearning for...
through this will you nourish
the divine in you
and the
divine essence
will in turn flourish you
through this exchange of insight and inspiration
your attainment
to supreme glory
will come through....
appeased by your endearment
the divine blessing will shower
as insight, joy and
means, opportunities to learn,
to deepen the fire for truth...
without sharing this bountiful gift
one who cherishes them alone
sure is a vainglorious thief!
the disciplined seeker of knowledge
mindful of the body's certain end
savoring life gratefully
while sharing all that is given,
lives free from all worry!
while the one reluctant to share
selfishly consuming the gifts,
living for "me and mine" alone
surely suffers utterly sinful misery!
Dr. Ramanand Prasad's version
Brahmaa, the creator, in the beginning created human beings together with Yajna and said: By Yajna you shall prosper and Yajna shall fulfill all your desires. (3.10)
Nourish the Devas with Yajna, and the Devas will nourish you. Thus nourishing one another you shall attain the Supreme goal. (3.11) (Deva means a deity, a demigod, a celestial person, the agent of God, one who fulfills desires and protects.)
The Devas, nourished by Yajna, will give you the desired objects. One who enjoys the gift of the Devas without offering them (anything in return) is, indeed, a thief. (3.12)
The righteous who eat the remnants of the Yajna are freed from all sins, but the impious who cook food only for themselves (without sharing with others in charity) verily eat sin. (3.13)
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