अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जना: दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ता: कामरागबलान्विता: कर्षयन्त: शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतस: मां चैवान्त:शरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्
aśhāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ dambhāhankāra-sanyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ karṣhayantaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ bhūta-grāmam achetasaḥ māṁ chaivāntaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ tān viddhy āsura-niśhchayān
Recitation · Text 17.5
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (25 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Those who undertake severe austerities not enjoined by scripture, full of hypocrisy and egotism, driven by the force of desire and attachment. Extreme discipline is placed on the wrong side of the ledger — severity is not evidence of sincerity.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Severity is placed on the wrong side of the ledger; it is not evidence of sincerity.