नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम् |\nअफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ||१८-२३||
niyataṃ saṅgarahitamarāgadveṣataḥ kṛtam .\naphalaprepsunā karma yattatsāttvikamucyate ||18-23||
Action that is in accordance with the scriptures, free from attachment and aversion, and done without desire for rewards, is in the mode of goodness.