Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

    Verse 19

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 17, Verse 19

    मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ parasyotsādanārthaṁ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛitam

    Translation

    That austerity which is practised from deluded notions by means of self-torture or to injure another is said to be Tamasika.
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