Bhagavad Geeta 17.11
Sanskrit
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-driṣhṭo ya ijyate yaṣhṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ
Meaning
Perform your duties with full commitment, without obsessing over outcomes, and with the conviction that the work itself matters. This mindset builds excellence.
Translation
That sacrifice which is in accordance with the injunctions, performed by persons who do not hanker after results, and with the mental conviction that it is surely obligatory, is done through sattva.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: