Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 522

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-17 Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga Yogaḥ

śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapas tat trividhaṃ naraiḥ | aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ sātvikaṃ paricakṣate || 17 || 17. This threefold self-discipline, practiced with firm conviction by those who desire no reward and are devoted — is called Sattvic self-discipline. Commentary ‘and are devoted’ — that is, with the conviction that it is to be done as adoration of the Supreme Being.