Vaishnava Dharmashastra 67.40
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 67.40
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- Sanskrit
67.40
adattvā yas tu etebhyaḥ pūrvaṃ bhuṅkte 'vicakṣaṇaḥ
bhuñjāno na sa jānāti śvagṛdhrair jagdhim ātmanaḥ //
The foolish man who eats first himself, without having offered food to those (persons that have been mentioned), is not aware that he will himself be food (after death) for dogs and vultures.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English