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The Three Kinds of Faith
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्
mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ parasyotsādanārthaṁ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
That austerity which is performed with a deluded resolve, through self-torture, or for the purpose of destroying another, is declared to be tamasic.
mūḍha—those with confused notions · grāheṇa—with endeavor · ātmanaḥ—one’s own self · yat—which · pīḍayā—torturing · kriyate—is performed · tapaḥ—austerity · parasya—of others · utsādana-artham—for harming · vā—or · tat—that · tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance · udāhṛitam—is described to be
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