Bhagavad Gita 17.18
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।
satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena chaiva yat kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ chalam adhruvam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sat-kāra | sat-kāra | respect |
| māna | māna | honor |
| pūjā | pūjā | adoration |
| artham | artham | for the sake of |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | austerity |
| dambhena | dambhena | with ostentation |
| cha | cha | also |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| yat | yat | which |
| kriyate | kriyate | is performed |
| tat | tat | that |
| iha | iha | in this world |
| proktam | proktam | is said |
| rājasam | rājasam | in the mode of passion |
| chalam | chalam | flickering |
| adhruvam | adhruvam | temporary |
The austerity that is practiced with the aim of gaining good reception, honor, and worship, and with hypocrisy, is said to be Rajasic, unstable, and transient.
जो तप सत्कार, मान और पूजा के लिए अथवा केवल दम्भ (पाखण्ड) से ही किया जाता है, वह अनिश्चित और क्षणिक तप यहाँ राजस कहा गया है।।