17.12 अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्
abhisaṃdhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārtham
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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!
17.14 देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते
deva
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deva—the Supreme Lord;dwija—the Brahmins;guru—the spiritual master;prājña—the elders;pūjanam—worship;śhaucham—cleanliness;ārjavam—simplicity;brahmacharyam—celibacy;ahinsā—non-violence;cha—and;śhārīram—of the body;tapaḥ—austerity;uchyate—is declared as
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The worship of the gods, the twice-born, the elders, and the wise; purity, honesty, continence, and harmlessness—all this is said to be bodily austerity.
Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity.
Worship of the gods, the twice-born, the preceptors, the enlightened ones, purity, uprightness, continence and non-injury, these are called austerity of the body.
The worship of gods, twice-borns, venerable persons and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy and non-injury,-are said to be bodily austerity.
Worship of the gods, the twice-born, the teachers and the wise, purity, straightforwardness, celibacy and non-injury–these are called the austerities of the body.
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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17.13 विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते
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Word meanings
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.
