Forgiveness is a virtue, forgiveness is a sacrifice, forgiveness is the Vedas, forgiveness is the Shruti.
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you give away, and whatever austerity you practice, do it all as an offering to me.
The root cause of a person's suffering is their pride. Even if someone makes a sacrifice, they can still get caught up in their own pride. What is the point of such a sacrifice? It is pride, or ego, that should be sacrificed. That is where true happiness and bliss are found.
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give, whatever austerity you practice, son of Kunti, do it as an offering to me.
Whoever offers me, with devotion, a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water — that offering of devotion, made by the pure of heart, I accept and partake of.
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति |
तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः ||९-२६||
The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is the great Lord Shiva. The Guru alone is the supreme Absolute — to that Guru I offer my reverent salutations.
The offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, poured by Brahman into the fire of Brahman; Brahman alone is to be reached by one absorbed in the action that is Brahman.
The soul is eternal, indestructible, and present in every creature. It is the cause of the mind.
Be merciful and don't let your anger destroy all living things. Through your mercy, let the entire universe, including the past, present, and future, continue to exist.
The person who bathes at the confluence of the Ganga and the Saraswati earns the merit of the horse-sacrifice and also ascends to heaven.
Sacrifice and self-giving are indeed a fundamental principle and a spiritual necessity. We cannot affirm our true being without them.
Whoever offers a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even water with devotion, I accept it, as it is offered with a loving heart.
This is not Karma Yoga, but rather a self-promotional attempt to gain fame. In contrast, a common laborer who earns a meager living through hard work may choose to donate their earnings to feed the hungry or sick, even if it means they themselves go without food that day. This is true self-sacrifice and genuine Karma Yoga.
God sees the inner love of a devotee and accepts his offering.
The fifth offering he makes, he should offer saying, 'To udana, svāhā.' Then udana is satisfied.