Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.19 Chapter 17, Verse 19
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः ।
परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥१७.१९॥
mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yatpīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ
parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tattāmasamudāhṛtam
Meaning
Austerity performed out of foolish obstinacy, by self-torture, or to harm another, is called tamasic.
Newly written by Bhajan Dhun — scholarly review in progress.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 17.19 (Chapter 17, The Three Kinds of Faith, Verse 19)
