asraddhaya hutam dattam tapas taptam kritam ca yat, asad ity ucyate partha na ca tat pretya no iha
Whatever is offered, given, practiced as austerity, or performed without faith is called 'Asat' — it is of no value either in this world or the next, O Partha.
- •Faith (sraddha) is the indispensable foundation of all spiritual acts
- •Actions performed without faith are called Asat — unreal and worthless
- •The chapter closes by emphasizing that without sraddha, no practice yields lasting fruit