Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 18

Gita 17.18

सत्कारमानपूजार्थम्, तपः, दम्भेन, च, एव, यत्,
क्रियते, तत्, इह, प्रोक्तम्, राजसम्, चलम्, अध्रुवम्।।18।।

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Gita 17.18

Satkaarmaanpoojaarthm’, tapH, dambhen, ch, ev, yat’,
Kriyate, tat’, ih, proktam’, raajsam’, chalam’, adhruvam’ ||18||

Translation: (Yat’) which (tapH) austerity (satkaarmaanpoojaarthm’) for veneration in form of respect, honour (ev) only (ch) and (dambhen) with hypocrisy (kriyate) is practised (tat’) that (adhruvam’) transient (chalam’) destructible austerity (ih) here (raajsam’) Rajas (proktam’) is called. (18)

Translation: The austerity, which is practised only for veneration in form of respect and honour, and with hypocrisy, that transient destructible austerity is called Rajas here.

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