SB 11.25.23
Devanāgarī
मदर्पणं निष्फलं वा सात्त्विकं निजकर्म तत् । राजसं फलसङ्कल्पं हिंसाप्रायादि तामसम् ॥ २३ ॥
Text
mad-arpaṇaṁ niṣphalaṁ vā sāttvikaṁ nija-karma tat rājasaṁ phala-saṅkalpaṁ hiṁsā-prāyādi tāmasam
Synonyms
mat-arpaṇam—offered unto Me;niṣphalam—done without expectation of result;vā—and;sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness;nija—accepted as one’s prescribed duty;karma—work;tat—that;rājasam—in the mode of passion;phala-saṅkalpam—done in expectation of some result;hiṁsā-prāya-ādi—done with violence, envy and so on;tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance.
Translation
Work performed as an offering to Me, without consideration of the fruit, is considered to be in the mode of goodness. Work performed with a desire to enjoy the results is in the mode of passion. And work impelled by violence and envy is in the mode of ignorance.