Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.12 Chapter 17, Verse 12
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् ।
इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ॥१७.१२॥
abhisaṃdhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārthamapi caiva yat
ijyate bharataśreṣṭha taṃ yajñaṃ viddhi rājasam
Meaning
But sacrifice offered with an eye on the reward, or for show, O best of the Bharatas, know it to be rajasic.
Newly written by Bhajan Dhun — scholarly review in progress.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 17.12 (Chapter 17, The Three Kinds of Faith, Verse 12)
