Bhagavad Gita 17.1

अर्जुन उवाच · arjuna uvāca

ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः॥

ye śāstravidhimutsṛjya yajante śraddhayā'nvitāḥ |teṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvamāho rajastamaḥ ||

Arjuna said, "What is the condition of those who, disregarding the injunctions of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith—is it Sattva, Rajas, or Tamas, O Krishna?"

Arjuna asked, "My Lord, what is the condition of those who perform acts of sacrifice not according to the scriptures, but with implicit faith? Is it one of purity, passion, or ignorance?"

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.