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The Three Kinds of Faith
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्
satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena chaiva yat kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ chalam adhruvam
Austerity coupled with hypocrisy, or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity, or vanity, comes from passion, and its result is always uncertain and temporary.
sat-kāra—respect · māna—honor · pūjā—adoration · artham—for the sake of · tapaḥ—austerity · dambhena—with ostentation · cha—also · eva—certainly · yat—which · kriyate—is performed · tat—that · iha—in this world · proktam—is said · rājasam—in the mode of passion · chalam—flickering · adhruvam—temporary
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