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TEXT 11 aphalakanksibhir yajno
SYNONYMS  aphala-akanksibhih--devoid
of desire for result; yajnah--sacrifice; vidhi--accordingly;
distah--direction; yah--anyone; ijyate--performs; yastavyam--must
be performed; eva--certainly; iti--thus; manah--mind;
samadhaya--fixed in; sah--he; sattvikah--is in the
mode of goodness.
TRANSLATION Of sacrifices,
that sacrifice performed according to duty and to scriptural rules, and
with no expectation of reward, is of the nature of goodness.
PURPORT The general
tendency is to offer sacrifice with some purpose in mind, but here it is
stated that sacrifice should be performed without any such desire. It should
be done as a matter of duty. Take, for example, the performance of rituals
in temples or in churches. Generally they are performed with the purpose
of material benefit, but that is not in the mode of goodness. One should
go to a temple or church as a matter of duty, offer respect to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and offer flowers and eatables. Everyone thinks
that there is no use in going to the temple just to worship God. But worship
for economic benefit is not recommended in the scriptural injunctions.
One should go simply to offer respect to the Deity. That will place one
in the mode of goodness. It is the duty of every civilized man to obey
the injunctions of the scriptures and offer respect to the Supreme Personality
of Godhead.
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