Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 31

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 31 (4.31) means: Those who taste what remains of the offering, sweet as nectar, reach the eternal. This world is not for the one who gives nothing, Arjuna, so how could the next be?

Sanskrit

यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्। नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।4.31।।

Transliteration

yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam nāyaṁ loko ’styayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama

Translation

Those who taste what remains of the offering, sweet as nectar, reach the eternal. This world is not for the one who gives nothing, Arjuna, so how could the next be?

Hindi

जो यज्ञ के बचे हुए अमृत जैसे भाग को चखते हैं, वे शाश्वत को पा लेते हैं। अर्जुन, जो कुछ नहीं देता उसके लिए यह लोक भी नहीं, तो अगला कैसे होगा?

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 31?

Those who taste what remains of the offering, sweet as nectar, reach the eternal. This world is not for the one who gives nothing, Arjuna, so how could the next be?

Which chapter is verse 4.31 from?

It is verse 31 of Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 42 verses in total.

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