Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Karma Yogam: Chapter 3: Verse 1
(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) What Determines An Action As Good or Bad is the Intention Behind The Act अर्जुन उवाच | ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन | तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव || 3.1|| Arjuna uvācha jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśhava||...