karmana karma-nirhara

 esa sadhu-nirupitah

yac chraddhaya yajed visnum

 sarva-yajñesvaram makhaih

 

Translation: 

 

[The sages said:] It has been definitely concluded that work is counteracted by further work when one executes Vedic sacrifices as a means of worshiping Visnu, the Lord of all sacrifices, with sincere faith.