नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम् । अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते ॥ १८-२३॥ niyataṃ saṅgarahitamarāgadveṣataḥ kṛtam aphalaprepsunā karma yattatsāttvikamucyate An action which is ordained which is free from attachment which is done without love or hatred by one who is not desirous of the fruit that action is declared to be SATTVIC (pure) . niyataṃ = regulated; saṅgarahitaṃ = without attachment; arāgadveṣataḥ = without love or hatred; kṛtaṃ = done; aphalaprepsunā = by one without desire for fruitive result; karma = action; yat = which; tat = that; sāttvikaṃ = in the mode of goodness; ucyate = is called.;