Sanskrit Verse
asraddhaya hutam dattam tapas taptam kritam ca yat, asad ity ucyate partha na ca tat pretya no iha
Translation & Meaning
Whatever is offered, given, practiced as austerity, or performed without faith is called 'Asat' — it is of no value either in this world or the next, O Partha.
Key Teachings
- •Faith (sraddha) is the indispensable foundation of all spiritual acts
- •Actions performed without faith are called Asat — unreal and worthless
- •The chapter closes by emphasizing that without sraddha, no practice yields lasting fruit
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