Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

    Verse 18

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 17, Verse 18

    सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena chaiva yat kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ chalam adhruvam

    Translation

    That austerity, practiced with ostentation for the sake of gaining respect, praise, and reverence, is here said to be Rajasa. It is unsteady and impermanent.
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