Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 519

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-17 Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga Yogaḥ

Commentary That yajña is considered to be in the Mode of Ignorance, which is not authorised by the Brāhmaṇas of learning and good conduct, with unsanctioned offerings (Asrstanna) — in which the offerings consist of substances not sanctioned by the Scriptures; which is performed without the chanting of mantras; and in which no gifts of appreciation are distributed [to the officiating priests & gurus] and in which there is no sincere devotion. The Threefold Division of Tapas (self-discipline) deva dvija guru prājñā pūjanaṃ śaucam ārjavam | brahmacaryam ahiṃsā ca śārīraṃ tapa ucyate || 14 || 14. Adoration of the gods, the twice-born, the preceptors, the enlightened ones, purity, rectitude, chastity and non-injury, these are said to be the physical disciplines.