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Aligning Consciousness

Ch 17Verse 12
Adhyāya 17 Shloka 12

अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् | इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् || १२ ||

abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api caiva yat | ijyate bharata-śreṣṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam || 12 ||

"But the sacrifice performed for some material benefit, or for the sake of pride, O chief of the Bhāratas, you should know to be in the mode of passion."

Historical Context

The Direct Meaning

A sacrifice in the mode of passion (rājasam) is performed with a hidden or explicit motive. It is done expecting a specific fruitive result (abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ) or purely out of pride and a desire to show off one's wealth and piety (dambhārtham).

Translated from the original Sanskrit text

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