अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् । असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह ॥ २८ ॥
aśhraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapas taptaṁ kṛitaṁ cha yat asad ity uchyate pārtha na cha tat pretya no iha
Translation
Whatever is offered, given, practised as austerity or done without faith is called "asat," O Parth. It is of no value here or hereafter.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे पार्थ! बिना श्रद्धा के किया गया हवन, दिया गया दान, तपा गया तप और जो कुछ भी किया गया कर्म है, वह "असत्" कहा जाता है; वह न इस लोक में लाभदायक है, न मरने के बाद।
Commentary
The chapter closes where it began, with faith. Without shraddha, even the greatest acts are asat, "unreal," like an empty shell. This answers Arjun's opening question from the other side: faith is not an optional extra to scripture; it is what gives every religious act its life.
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