17.11 अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः
aphal
Word meanings
aphala-ākāṅkṣhibhiḥ—without expectation of any reward;yajñaḥ—sacrifice;vidhi-driṣhṭaḥ—that is in accordance with the scriptural injunctions;yaḥ—which;ijyate—is performed;yaṣhṭavyam-eva-iti—ought to be offered;manaḥ—mind;samādhāya—with conviction;saḥ—that;sāttvikaḥ—of the nature of goodness
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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That sacrifice of the Sattva (Strand) is offered, as prescribed, by those who desire no reward, steadying their minds with the thought that it is simply something to be offered.
Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty.
The sacrifice (worship) marked by Sattva is what is offered by those desiring no fruit, and having the conviction that it should be performed as enjoined in the Sastras.
That sacrifice which is in accordance with the injunctions, (and is) performed by persons who do not hanker after results, and with the mental conviction that it is surely obligatory, is done through sattva.
That sacrifice which is offered by men without desire for reward as enjoined by the ordinance (scripture), with a firm faith that to do so is a duty, is Sattwic (or pure).
17.13 विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते
vidhi
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vidhi-hīnam—without scriptural direction;asṛiṣhṭa-annam—without distribution of prasādam;mantra-hīnam—with no chanting of the Vedic hymns;adakṣhiṇam—with no remunerations to the priests;śhraddhā—faith;virahitam—without;yajñam—sacrifice;tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance;parichakṣhate—is to be considered
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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They declare that sacrifice to be of the Tamas (Strand) which is devoid of scriptural injunction, in which there is no recitation of Vedic hymns, where no food and sacrificial fee are distributed, and which is completely devoid of faith.
Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance.
That sacrifice which is bereft of authority, which uses offerings not sanctioned by the Sastras, which is performed without recitation of hymns and bereft of gifts and faith - that, they say, is marked by Tamas.
They declare that sacrifice as 'done through tamas' which is contrary to injunction, in which food is not distributed, in which mantras are not used, in which offerings are not made to priests, and which is devoid of faith.
They declare that sacrifice to be Tamasic which is contrary to the ordinances of the scriptures, in which no food is distributed, which is devoid of Mantras and gifts, and which is devoid of faith.
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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17.12 अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्
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abhisandhāya—motivated by;tu—but;phalam—the result;dambha—pride;artham—for the sake of;api—also;cha—and;eva—certainly;yat—that which;ijyate—is performed;bharata-śhreṣhṭha—Arjun, the best of the Bharatas;tam—that;yajñam—sacrifice;viddhi—know;rājasam—in the mode of passion
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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What is offered aiming at fruit and also only for the sake of display—know that sacrifice to be of the Rajas strand and to be transitory and impermanent.
Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion.
But that sacrifice which is offered with the fruit in view and for the sake of ostentation, know it, O Arjuna, to be Rajasika.
But that sacrifice which is performed having in view a result, as also for ostentation,-know that sacrifice to be done through rajas, O greatest among the descendants of Bharata.
The sacrifice which is offered, O Arjuna, seeking a reward and for ostentation, know thou that to be a Rajasic Yajna!
