Bhagavad Gita 17.18
Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Kinds of Faith) · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् ।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥
satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat |kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ||
Meaning of Gita 17.18 in English
Discipline done to gain respect, honour and admiration, or for show, is called rajasic. It is unstable and does not last.
गीता 17.18 का हिंदी अर्थ
जो तप सत्कार, मान और पूजा पाने के लिए या दिखावे के लिए किया जाता है, वह राजसिक कहलाता है। वह अस्थिर होता है और टिकता नहीं।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.