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 17.6
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (25 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Torturing the elements assembled in the body — and Me who dwell within the body — know them to be of demonic resolve. Harming your own body is described as harming God directly, which forecloses the usual justification for it.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Harming your own body is described as harming God directly.