Chapter 17 Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Verse 11
Sanskrit
अफसाकाश्रिमिर्भिर्हतो विधिष्टो य इयते । यष्टव्यमेवेति मनःसमाधाय स सात्त्विकः ॥११॥
Hindi Translation
जो शास्त्रविधि से नियत, यज्ञ करना ही कर्तव्य है—इस प्रकार मन को समाधान करके, फल न चाहने वाले पुरुषों द्वारा किया जाता है, वह सात्त्विक है ॥११॥
English Translation
The sacrifice which is offered, as ordained by scriptural injunctions, by men who expect no return and who believe that such sacrifices must be performed, is Sattvika in character.
Chapter 17 Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Verse 12
Sanskrit
अभिसंशय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् । इयते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ॥१२॥
Hindi Translation
परंतु हे अर्जुन! केवल दम्भाचारण के लिये अथवा फल को भी दृष्टि में रखकर जो यज्ञ किया जाता है, उस यज्ञ को तू राजस जान ॥१२॥
English Translation
That sacrifice; however, which is offered for the sake of mere show or even with an eye to its fruit, know it to be Rajasika Arjuna.
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