यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम ॥
yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujo yānti brahma sanātanam |nāyaṃ loko 'sty ayajñasya kuto 'nyaḥ kurusattama ||
- यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजः · yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujaḥ
- those who enjoy the nectar left from sacrifice
- यान्ति · yānti
- they go to
- ब्रह्म · brahma
- Brahman
- सनातनम् · sanātanam
- eternal
- न · na
- not
- अयम् · ayam
- this
- लोकः · lokaḥ
- world
- अस्ति · asti
- is, exists
- अयज्ञस्य · ayajñasya
- for the non-sacrificer
- कुतः · kutaḥ
- how then, whence
- अन्यः · anyaḥ
- the other
- कुरुसत्तम · kurusattama
- O best of Kurus
“Those who enjoy the nectar left from sacrifice go to the eternal Brahman. For the non-sacrificer not even this world is — how then the other, O best of Kurus?”
— Original plain-language translation
Echoing 3.13, the remnant of offering becomes amṛta — deathlessness — leading to eternal Brahman. The logic is a fortiori: if selfishness ruins even this life, what hope for the next? Sacrifice is portrayed as life's minimum price.
— Reader's notes (original)