Chapter 17 · Verse 11
Bhagavad Gita 17.11
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga · श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग
Sanskrit Verse
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते। यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
Roman (IAST)
aphalākāṅkṣibhiryajño vidhidṛṣṭo ya ijyate| yaṣṭavyameveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ||17.11||
Simple transliteration
aphalakankshibhiryajno vidhidrishto ya ijyate yashtavyameveti manah samadhaya sa sattvikah17.11
Meaning
Meaning (English)
That sacrifice which is offered according to scriptural rules, without desire for rewards, with a firm conviction that it is duty — that is sattvic sacrifice.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
जो यज्ञ शास्त्रविधि से नियन्त्रित किया हुआ तथा जिसे "यह मेरा कर्तव्य है" ऐसा मन का समाधान कर फल की आकांक्षा नहीं रखने वाले लोगों के द्वारा किया जाता है, वह यज्ञ सात्त्विक है।
About this verse
This is verse 11 of 28 in Chapter 17 (Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
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