सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् | क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ||१७-१८||
satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat . kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ||17-18||
- sat-kāra
- respect
- māna
- honor
- pūjā
- and worship
- artham
- for the sake of
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- dambhena
- with pride
- ca
- also
- eva
- certainly
- yat
- which
- kriyate
- is performed
- tat
- that
- iha
- in this world
- proktam
- is said
- rājasam
- in the mode of passion
- calam
- flickering
- adhruvam
- temporary
Penance performed out of pride and for the sake of gaining respect, honor and worship is said to be in the mode of passion. It is neither stable nor permanent.