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अभिसंधाय तु फलम् दम्भार्थम् अपि चैव यत् ।
इज्यते भरत श्रेष्ठ तम् यज्ञम् विद्धि राजसम् ॥ १२ ॥


abhisaMdhAya tu phalam dambhArtham api caiva yat |
ijyate bharata zreSTha tam yajJam viddhi rAjasam || 12 ||

भरत श्रेष्ठ [bharata zreSTha] Arjuna, यत् यज्ञम् [yat yajJam] worship that is इज्यते [ijyate] performed अभिसंधाय [abhisaMdhAya] with attachment towards फलम् [phalam] expectations अपि च [api ca] or even just दम्भार्थम् [dambhArtham] to show-off - तम् विद्धि [tam viddhi] know that to be राजसम् [rAjasam] in the quality of rajas .

Any other purpose brings restlessness.

Know that worship performed by people with expectations and attachments, to show-off, with the sole purpose of gaining fame is done in the quality of rajas .