Bhagavad Gita 17.12 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“A gift given to show off is restless.”
What it means
“But an offering made to get something back, or to show off, is restless.”
The original Sanskrit
अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् । इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ॥
abhisandhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārthamapi caiva yat ijyate bharataśreṣṭha taṃ yajñaṃ viddhi rājasam
Translations
Literal translation
But that sacrifice which is performed having in veiw a result, as also for ostentation,-know that sacrifice to be done through rajas, O greatest among the descendants of Bharata.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! जो यज्ञ दम्भ के लिए तथा फल की आकांक्षा रख कर किया जाता है, उस यज्ञ को तुम राजस समझो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 17.13“An offering made without guidance, without sharing food, without sacred words, without generosity and without faith is dull.”