Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith
Verse 19
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 17, Verse 19
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
Transliteration (IAST)
mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ parasyotsādanārthaṁ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
Translation
That austerity which is practised from deluded notions by means of self-torture or to injure another is said to be Tamasika.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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