BG 17.18
An austerity born of passion is practiced for the sake of respect, honor, reverence, and praise.
क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्
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satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ — respect for the sake of honor and adoration
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satkāra — respect
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māna — honor
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pūjārthaṁ — for the sake of adoration
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tapo — austerity
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dambhena — with ostentation
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chaiva — also certainly
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cha — also
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eva — certainly
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yat — which
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kriyate — is performed
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tad — that
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iha — in this world
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proktaṁ — is said
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rājasaṁ — in the mode of passion
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chalam — flickering
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adhruvam — temporary
Worship of the gods, twice-borns, elders, and the wise, purity, honesty, straightforwardness, and nonviolence, are all austerities of the body. Austerity of speech is only speaking that which causes no pain, carries the truth, is pleasant and beneficial to hear - like recitation of the scriptures. Serenity of mind, benevolence, silence, self-control, and mental purity, are all austerities of the mind. These three austerities, performed with faith and without concern toward reward, are the austerities of purity. An austerity born of passion is practiced for the sake of respect, honor, reverence, and praise. Austerities born of ignorance are practiced with deluded notions or the infliction of pain.
Similar verses
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Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification, is the product of passion.
- Verse 17.12
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Austerities born of ignorance are practiced with deluded notions or the infliction of pain.
- Verse 17.19
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Acts of sacrifice, austerity, and charity, performed without thought of reward, are performed after uttering "Tat".
- Verse 17.25
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These three austerities, performed with faith and without concern toward reward, are the austerities of purity.
- Verse 17.17
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Devotion to sacrifice, austerity, and charity is also referred to as "Sat", as is any action for such purposes.
- Verse 17.27