Verse 11, Chapter 17 (Verse 17.11) - Bhagavad Gita

अफलाकाङ्‌‍क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदिष्टो य इज्यते ।
यष्टव्यमेवेति मन: समाधाय स सात्त्विक: ॥ ११ ॥

Audio Narration

English Transliteration

aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-driṣhṭo ya ijyate
yaṣhṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ

Hindi Translation

श्लोक ११: जो यज्ञ किसी व्यक्तिगत लाभ के लिए नहीं, बल्कि पूर्णतया कर्तव्य समझकर, वेदों में बताई गई विधि से किया जाता है, उस यज्ञ को सात्विक माना जाता है।

English Translation

Shloka 11: The sacrifice performed according to scriptural rules, without desiring any personal gain from the sacrifice and seeing it purely as a duty is considered a Sattvik sacrifice.

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