Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 17.11

अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते यष्टव्यमेवेति मन: समाधाय स सात्त्विक:

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

Recitation · Text 17.11
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (10 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The sacrifice offered according to rule by those desiring no fruit, with the mind settled in the conviction that it simply must be done, is of goodness. Yaṣṭavyam eva: it is to be done, and that is the whole reason.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Yaṣṭavyam eva — it is to be done, and that is the whole reason.