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अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते ।
यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः ॥१७- ११॥

Transliteration

aphalaakaa~NkShibhiryadnyo widhidRRiShTo ya ijyate ।

yaShTawyameweti manaH samaadhaaya sa saattwikaH ॥१७- ११॥

Translation

Sacrifice which is performed from a knowledgeable perspective, not desiring fruit,
With the heartfelt conviction that it is but duty, that is sattvic.

Translation

Yajna enjoined by the scriptures, performed with a firm belief that it is a duty, and without the desire for the fruit, is Saattvika Yajna.

Translation

Of sacrifices, that sacrifice performed according to duty and to scriptural rules, and with no expectation of reward, is of the nature of goodness.