सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् |\nक्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ||१७-१८||
satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat .\nkriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ||17-18||
Austerity that is performed with ostentation for the sake of gaining honor, respect, and adoration is in the mode of passion. Its benefits are unstable and transitory.