Bhagavad Geeta 17.12
Sanskrit
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api chaiva yat ijyate bharata-śhreṣhṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam
Meaning
Act with genuine purpose, not for recognition or reward. Self-serving motives corrupt even good work and diminish its true value.
Translation
But that sacrifice which is performed with an aim for a result, as well as for show—know that sacrifice to be done through rajas, O greatest among the descendants of Bharata.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: