अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् |\nअसदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह ||१७-२८||
aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat .\nasadityucyate pārtha na ca tatprepya no iha ||17-28||
O son of Pritha, whatever acts of sacrifice, charity, or penance are done without faith, are termed as “Asat.” They are useless both in this world and the next.