abhisandhaya tu phalam dambhartham api caiva yat, ijyate bharata-sreshtha tam yajnam viddhi rajasam
Sacrifice performed with an eye to reward, or for the sake of show and pride, is to be known as rajasic, O best of the Bharatas.
- •Rajasic sacrifice is motivated by desire for results or social recognition
- •The intention behind a ritual determines its spiritual quality
- •Ego-driven worship does not lead to liberation