अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् ।
इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ॥ १२ ॥
dambhartham api caiva yat
tam yajnam viddhi rajasam
abhisandhaya-desiring; tu-but; phalam-the result; dambha-pride; artham-material benefits; 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 performed 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.