English
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 18
Śraddhātrayavibhāga Yoga · śloka 18
śloka 18
satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat |
kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ||17-18||
Translation
That austerity which is performed for the sake of honour, respect and worship, or merely out of hypocrisy—that uncertain and fleeting austerity is here said to be Rajasic.
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