Bhagavad Gita 17.5
Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Kinds of Faith) · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः ।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः ॥
aśāstravihitaṃ ghoraṃ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ |dambhāhaṅkārasaṃyuktāḥ kāmarāgabalānvitāḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 17.5 in English
Some people put themselves through harsh, extreme austerities not taught in scripture, driven by hypocrisy, ego, desire, attachment and a show of strength.
गीता 17.5 का हिंदी अर्थ
कुछ लोग शास्त्र में न बताई गई कठोर तपस्या करते हैं, जो दिखावे, अहंकार, कामना, आसक्ति और बल के घमंड से प्रेरित होती है।
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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.