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The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.39.19

Mahābhārata 6.39.19

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Sanskrit

6.39.19

mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yatpīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ |
parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tattāmasamudāhṛtam || 19 ||

That austerity which is practised out of a foolish notion, with self-torture or for the purpose of wining another, is declared to be Tâmasika.

Swami Swarupananda 1909, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita

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