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Slogam 12

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17.12

abhisandhāya tu phalaḿ
dambhārtham api caiva yat
ijyate bharata-śreṣṭha
taḿ yajñaḿ viddhi rājasam

Translation 

But the sacrifice performed for some material benefit, or for the sake of pride, O chief of the Bharatas, you should know to be in the mode of passion.