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Bhagavatapurana 11.25.23

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.25.23

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Sanskrit

11.25.23

mad-arpaṇaṃ niṣphalaṃ vā sāttvikaṃ nija-karma tat /
rājasaṃ phala-saṅkalpaṃ hiṃsā-prāyādi tāmasam //

23. Any prescribed action of permanent nature performed to be offered to Me, and without any desire for fruit is Satvika; that

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

which proceeds with the hope and wish for fruit is Rajasa and that which becomes mostly harmful or is hypocritical and so on, is Tamasa.

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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