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Bhagavad-gītā 4.30
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
- सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः ।
- यज्ञशिष्टामृत भुजो यान्ति ब्रह्मा सनातनम् ॥३०॥
- sarve 'py ete yajña-vido
- yajña-kṣapita-kalmaṣāḥ
- yajña-śiṣṭāmṛta-bhujo
- yānti brahma sanātanam
sarveall — all; apialthough apparently different — although apparently different; etethese — these; yajñaconversant with the purpose of performing sacrifices-vidaḥconversant with the purpose of performing sacrifices — conversant with the purpose of performing sacrifices; yajñabeing cleansed as the result of such performances-kṣapitabeing cleansed as the result of such performances — being cleansed as the result of such performances; kalmaṣāḥof sinful reactions — of sinful reactions; yajñaof the result of such performances of yajña-śiṣṭaof the result of such performances of yajña — of the result of such performances of yajña; amṛtathose who have tasted such nectar-bhujaḥthose who have tasted such nectar — those who have tasted such nectar; yāntido approach — do approach; brahmathe supreme — the supreme; sanātanameternal atmosphere — eternal atmosphere.
All these performers who know the meaning of sacrifice become cleansed of sinful reactions, and, having tasted the nectar of the results of sacrifices, they advance toward the supreme eternal atmosphere.
From the foregoing explanation of different types of sacrifice (namely sacrifice of one's possessions, study of the Vedas or philosophical doctrines, and performance of the yoga system), it is found that the common aim of all is to control the senses. Sense gratification is the root cause of material existence; therefore, unless and until one is situated on a platform apart from sense gratification, there is no chance of being elevated to the eternal platform of full knowledge, full bliss and full life. This platform is in the eternal atmosphere, or Brahman atmosphere. All the above-mentioned sacrifices help one to become cleansed of the sinful reactions of material existence. By this advancement in life, not only does one become happy and opulent in this life, but also, at the end, he enters into the eternal kingdom of God, either merging into the impersonal Brahman or associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.