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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 12 (17.12) means: But the offering made with an eye on the reward, or for show, Arjuna, know that to be a restless offering.
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api chaiva yat ijyate bharata-śhreṣhṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam
But the offering made with an eye on the reward, or for show, Arjuna, know that to be a restless offering.
पर अर्जुन, जो यज्ञ फल पर नजर रखकर, या दिखावे के लिए किया जाता है, उसे बेचैन यज्ञ जानो।
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It is verse 12 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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