Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita 17.18 ·

हिन्दी

Sanskrit

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

Transliteration

satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam

17.18Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगVerse 18 of 28

Translation

The austerity which is practised with the object of gaining respect, honour and worship, and for ostentation, is said to be of passion, unstable and fleeting.

— Annie Besant

Chapter 17, Verse 17.18