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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 5

The Three Kinds of Faith

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः

aśhāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ dambhāhankāra-sanyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.5 mean?

Those who practice austerities not commanded by scripture, who are enslaved to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion,

Word-by-word meaning

aśhāstra-vihitam—not enjoined by the scriptures · ghoram—stern · tapyante—perform · ye—who · tapaḥ—austerities · janāḥ—people · dambha—hypocrisy · ahankāra—egotism · sanyuktāḥ—possessed of · kāma—desire · rāga—attachment · bala—force · anvitāḥ—impelled by ·

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