अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।
इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
।।17.12।। हे भरतश्रेष्ठ अर्जुन जो यज्ञ दम्भ के लिए तथा फल की आकांक्षा रख कर किया जाता है? उस यज्ञ को तुम राजस समझो।।
That yagna or acts of propitiation and worship which may follow the Vedic scriptures but is ostentatiously enacted out of desire for prestige with a secret, greedy longing for enjoying the effects of rewards is known to be situated in raja guna the mode of passion.
