ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 17, Slok 18

Text

ಸತ್ಕಾರಮಾನಪೂಜಾರ್ಥಂ ತಪೋ ದಮ್ಭೇನ ಚೈವ ಯತ್ | ಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ತದಿಹ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ರಾಜಸಂ ಚಲಮಧ್ರುವಮ್ ||೧೭-೧೮||

Transliteration

satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat . kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ||17-18||

Meanings

17.18 That austerity, pracitsed with ostentation for the sake of gaininng respect, praise and reverence, is here said to be Rajasa. It is unsteady and impermanent. - Adi