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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 19

• Updated: Nov 11, 2020
19 (17), Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 19
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मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तप: |

परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् || 19||

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

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भावार्थ:

जो तप मूढ़तापूर्वक हठ से, मन, वाणी और शरीर की पीड़ा के सहित अथवा दूसरे का अनिष्ट करने के लिए किया जाता है- वह तप तामस कहा गया है ॥19॥

Translation

Austerity that is performed by those with confused notions, and which involves torturing the self or harming others, is described to be in the mode of ignorance.

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

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