BG 3.13
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।
भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात् ॥
भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात् ॥
yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ
bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt
bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt
Word-for-word meanings
santaḥ — the virtuous; aśinaḥ — who partake; yajña-śiṣṭa — [of] the remnants of yajña; mucyante — are absolved; sarva — [of] all; kilbiṣaiḥ — reactions to their misdeeds; tu — but; te — those; pāpāḥ — wrongdoers; ye — who; pacanti — cook food; ātma-kāraṇāt — for their own gratification; bhuñjate — partake; agham — [only of] demerit [i.e., detrimental karma].
Translation
The virtuous who partake of the remnants of yajña are absolved of all reactions to their misdeeds. But those wrongdoers who cook food for their own gratification alone partake only of demerit [i.e., detrimental karma].