Bhagavad Geeta 17.18
Sanskrit
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena chaiva yat kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ chalam adhruvam
Meaning
Actions driven by ego, status, or public image create hollow results that fade quickly. Lead with genuine purpose instead.
Translation
That austerity which is undertaken for earning a name, being honored and worshipped, and also ostentatiously—that is spoken of as born of rajas, belonging to this world, uncertain, and transitory.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: