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TEXT313 19 TEXT 3.13 Fae: Fat FA Tatas: | Wa J TT OT A TATE Ili yajfia-sistasinah santo mucyante sarva-kilbisaih bhujijate te tv agham papa ye pacanty atma-karanat yajfia-sista—of food taken after performance of yajiia; asinah— eaters; santah—the devotees; mucyante—get relief; sarva—all kinds of; kilbisaih—tfrom sins; bhufijate—enjoy; te—they; tu—but; agham—grievous sins; papah—sinners; ye—who; pacanti—pre- pare food; atma-karanat—for sense enjoyment. TRANSLATION The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first for sacrifice. Others, who prepare food for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin. In the top picture, people are eating and distributing food that’s been offered first to Kryna as a sacrifice. Ia the bottom picture, people are cooking and cating for their own pleasure. TEXT 3.13 an EXPLANATION Because the devotees of Krsna love Him, they never accept anything without first offering it to Him. By different types of yajita or sacrifice, such as hearing, chanting, and remembering, they are protected from the sinful influence of the material world and become happy. Those people who eat food for their own pleasure and do not offer it first to Kryna are thieves because everything belongs to Krsna and is meant for His pleasure. They also are eating all kinds of sins since they are killing so many living entities for their food. One cannot be happy if he is sinful, 3.1/3 The devotees of the Lord are released from alt eat food urhich ia offered pirat paspans food fo personal

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