Vers 17.18

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् ।

क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥

17.18

Transliteratie

satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat |

kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ||

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Vertaling

The austerity which is practised with the object of gaining good reception, honour and worship, and with hypocrisy, is here said to be Rajasic, unstable and transitory.

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for respect honour and reverence
austerity
with hypocrisy
and
also
which

is performed
that
here
is declared
rajasic
unsteady
impermanent

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Uitleg

Austerity is rajasic when it is done to gain respect, honour and veneration, or simply as a show. Krishna adds that such austerity is unstable and impermanent. Because it depends on the approval of others, it rises and falls with their attention. The verse points to a familiar temptation of religious life: discipline can become a way of building a reputation. When that happens, the effort may be great but its results do not last.