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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 18

• Updated: Nov 11, 2020
18 (21), Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 18
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सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् |

क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् || 18||

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

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भावार्थ:

जो तप सत्कार, मान और पूजा के लिए तथा अन्य किसी स्वार्थ के लिए भी स्वभाव से या पाखण्ड से किया जाता है, वह अनिश्चित (‘अनिश्चित फलवाला’ उसको कहते हैं कि जिसका फल होने न होने में शंका हो।) एवं क्षणिक फलवाला तप यहाँ राजस कहा गया है ॥18॥

Translation

Austerity that is performed with ostentation for the sake of gaining honor, respect, and adoration is in the mode of passion. Its benefits are unstable and transitory..

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya’s Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

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