सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् ।
क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥ १८ ॥
क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥ १८ ॥
satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat .
kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam .. 18 ..
That austerity which is practised with the object of gaining good reception, honour and worship, and with hypocrisy †, is said to be of this ‡ world, to be Rajasic, unstable and uncertain.
With no sincere belief, for mere show.—A.
Yielding fruit only in this world.—A.
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Good reception : in such words as ‘Here is a good brahmana of great austerities.’ Honour : the act of rising to greet, of making a reverential salutation, etc. Worship : the washing of feet, adoring and feeding. Unstable : as productive of a transient effect.