BG
3.16
evam pravartitam cakram
nanuvartayatiha yah
aghayur indriyaramo
mogham partha sa jivati
"My
dear Arjuna, one who does not follow in human life the cycle of sacrifice thus
established by the Vedas certainly leads a life full of sin. Living only for the satisfaction of the
sense, such a person lives in vain."
Translation from "A comprehensive guide to Bhagavad Gita" - BG 3.16
"A cycle is made to turn. One who
does not keep it turning, a sense enjoyer of errant life, lives in vain, Partha."
BG 4.31 "O Best of Kurus, one who does not sacrifice [offering] has not this world. How then the next?"
The Way to Bhakti
evam ...in this way
the
night again falls after day,
the
milky stars fall beyond the horizon
on
their revolving way,
and ghee falls into the fire,
and the
Source-of-All
with the souls re-unite,
with the souls re-unite,
thus the Universe speaks ~
motion
is a wheel
as you
receive
offer back
do not
keep,
just as the
tree gives
from the water it receives,
but does not hold nor taste
how its fruit is sweet. (1)
Do not
take, neither keep ~
always
give back,
and
put love in your hands
without holding back,
without holding back,
'cause it
was given like that,
whatever
we have is a gift,
do not
grab for anything
lest envy, lust and greed
hold your heart
in a
dark grip;
from
the air we receive our life,
from
the earth the plants
to
stay alive,
and emotions from a beautiful sky,
from
the stars a cuddle to sleep,
even
darkness gives us dreams
and we
rejoice in the flowers,
the
sun rays, the cool breezes,
but do
not forget, it is not ours,
it is
received,
gratefully reciprocate,
love means to always give,
and in this way
with Bhakti
with Bhakti
turn the
universal wheel.
Mahabharata 113
पिबन्ति नद्य: स्वयम् एव न अम्भ: स्वयं न खादन्ति फलानि वॄक्षा: |
न अदन्ति सस्यं खलु वारिवाहा परोपकाराय सतां विभूतय: ||
The rivers don't drink their own water. The trees don't eat their own fruits. The clouds don't eat the crops to which they give the water.
