abhisandhÄya tu phalaá¹
dambhÄrtham api caiva yat
ijyate bharata-Å›reá¹£á¹ha
taá¹ yajñaá¹ viddhi rÄjasam
abhisandhaya--desiring; tu--but; phalam--the result; dambha--pride; artham--for the sake of; api--also; ca--and; eva--certainly; yat--that which; ijyate--worship; bharata-srestha--O chief of the Bharatas; tam--that; yajnam--sacrifice; viddhi--know; rajasam--in the mode of passion.
But that sacrifice performed for some material end or benefit or preformed ostentatiously, out of pride, is of the nature of passion, O chief of the Bharatas.
Sometimes sacrifices and rituals are performed for elevation to the heavenly kingdom or for some material benefits in this world. Such sacrifices or ritualistic performances are considered to be in the mode of passion.
