यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।
नायं लोकोऽस्त्यज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम ॥ ३१ ॥
नायं लोकोऽस्त्यज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम ॥ ३१ ॥
yajñaśiṣṭāmṛtabhujo yānti brahma sanātanam .
nāyaṃ loko’styajñasya kuto’nyaḥ kurusattama .. 31 ..
Eating of ambrosia, the remnant of the sacrifice, they go to Eternal Brahman. This world is not for the non-sacrificer; whence the other?—O best of Kurus.
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Performing the sacrifices mentioned above, they eat, at intervals, of prescribed food in a prescribed manner. Food so eaten is called ambrosia, amrita (immortal). If they wish for moksha, they go to Brahman in course of time, not at once, as we should understand for consistency’s sake. Even this world, which is common to all beings, is not for one who performs none of the sacrifices mentioned above. How can there be to him another world which can be secured only by superior means?