Chapter 17 · Verse 19The Three Divisions of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.19
BG 17.19 — Chapter 17 (The Three Divisions of Faith), Verse 19, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः | परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ||१७-१९||
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mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yatpīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ . parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tattāmasamudāhṛtam ||17-19||
Roman: mudhagrahenatmano yatpidaya kriyate tapah . parasyotsadanartham va tattamasamudahrtam
That austerity which is practised out of a foolish notion, with self-torture, or for the purpose of destroying another, is declared to be Tamasic.