Bhagavad Gita 17.12
Chapter 17, Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga · Verse 12 · Spoken by श्रीभगवान्
Shloka· श्लोक
अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् |
इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ||१७-१२||
Transliteration· ट्रांसलिटरेशन
abhisandhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārthamapi caiva yat .
ijyate bharataśreṣṭha taṃ yajñaṃ viddhi rājasam ||17-12||
Meaning· अर्थ
But that sacrifice which is performed with a view to the fruit, and also for the sake of ostentation, O Bharata-shreshtha, know that sacrifice to be rajasic.
परन्तु जो यज्ञ फल को लक्ष्य करके और दिखावे के लिए भी किया जाता है, हे भरतश्रेष्ठ, उस यज्ञ को राजस जानो।