The Threefold Faith · 17.11
nature of goodness: Faith and Discipline
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः॥ १७.११ ॥
aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-driṣhṭo ya ijyate
yaṣhṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ
Translation
Sacrifice is pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit of it, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 17.11 through stronger key ideas from the verse: the nature of goodness, sacrifice, mind. In the context of Faith and Discipline, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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