Chapter 17
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Verse 5
Sanskrit
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः | दम्भाहंकारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः || ५ ||
Hindi Translation
जो मनुष्य शास्त्रविधि से रहित केवल मनःकल्पित घोर तप को तपते हैं तथा दम्भ और अहंकार से युक्त एवं कामना, आसक्ति और बल के अभिमान से भी युक्त हैं; ॥५॥
English Translation
Those who perform severe austerities not ordained by scriptural injunctions, motivated by pride and arrogance, and attached to desire, passion, and the sense of strength, are known as the austerity people.