मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तप: परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्
mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ parasyotsādanārthaṁ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
Recitation · Text 17.19
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Austerity undertaken through deluded notions, with self-torture, or for the purpose of destroying another, is declared to be of darkness. Religious effort aimed at harming someone else is classed here, with self-harm, as the same disorder.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Religious effort aimed at harming another is classed with self-harm.