Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 17, Shloka 11 (17.11)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते
यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः
॥ 17.11 ॥
aphalākāṅkṣibhiryajño vidhidṛṣṭo ya ijyate
yaṣṭavyameveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ
Translation
"The yajna performed by those who do not desire its fruit, according to the injunctions, with the mind made firm in the thought 'this simply must be done' — that is sattvic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yajñasvarūpanirvartanam eva kāryam iti — performing the yajna is itself the task, not the fruit.
Acharya Ramanuja. bhagavadārādhanatvena svayaṃprayojanatayā — as worship of the Lord, a purpose in itself.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.