सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्
satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena chaiva yat kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ chalam adhruvam
Recitation · Text 17.18
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Austerity performed for the sake of respect, honour and reverence, and with ostentation, is called of passion here — unsteady and impermanent. It works, briefly; the objection is that it does not hold.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:It works, briefly — the objection is that it does not hold.