Nitya Gita
Nitya Gita

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 17

Daivāsurasampadvibhāga Yoga · śloka 17

16.17

śloka 17

ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ |

yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam ||16-17||

Translation

Considering themselves superior, stubborn and proud, intoxicated with wealth and honour, such people perform sacrifice hypocritically through mere nominal rites, without following scriptural injunctions.

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