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TEXT 13 yajna-sistasinah santo
SYNONYMS  yajna-sista--food
taken after performance of yajna; asinah--eaters; santah--the
devotees; mucyante--get relief from; sarva--all kinds of;
kilbisaih--from
sins; bhunjate--enjoy; te--they; tu--but;
agham--grievous
sins; papah--sinners; ye--those; pacanti--prepare
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.
PURPORT The devotees
of the Supreme Lord, or the persons who are in Krsna consciousness, are
called santas, and they are always in love with the Lord as it is
described in the Brahma-samhita: premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti. The santas, being always
in a compact of love with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda (the
giver of all pleasures), or Mukunda (the giver of liberation), or Krsna
(the all-attractive person), cannot accept anything without first offering
it to the Supreme Person. Therefore, such devotees always perform yajnas
in different modes of devotional service, such as sravanam, kirtanam,
smaranam, arcanam, etc., and these performances of yajnas keep
them always aloof from all kinds of contamination of sinful association
in the material world. Others, who prepare food for self or sense gratification,
are not only thieves, but are also the eaters of all kinds of sins. How
can a person be happy if he is both a thief and sinful? It is not possible.
Therefore, in order for people to become happy in all respects, they must
be taught to perform the easy process of sankirtana-yajna, in full
Krsna consciousness. Otherwise, there can be no peace or happiness in the
world.
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