Bhagavad Gita 17.19
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga · हिन्दी अनुवाद
संस्कृत
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः | परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ||१७-१९||
लिप्यंतरण
mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yatpīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ . parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tattāmasamudāhṛtam ||17-19||
जो तप मूढ़तापूर्वक स्वयं को पीड़ित करते हुए अथवा अन्य लोगों के नाश के लिए किया जाता है, वह तप तामस कहा गया है।।
शब्दार्थ
मूढग्राहेण out of a foolish notion, आत्मनः of the self, यत् which, पीडया with torture, क्रियते is practised, तपः austerity, परस्य of another, उत्सादनार्थम् for the purpose of destroying, वा or, तत् that, तामसम् Tamasic, उदाहृतम् is declared
पारंपरिक भाष्य
Some burn sulphur in a pot and place it on their head. Some thrust hooks of iron into their flesh. Some hang themselves with their head downwards over fire and swallow smoke. Some stand in cold water immersed up to the neck. Some torture the body by lighting fires on the four sides (with the sun as the fifth fire -- this is known as the Panchagni Tapas). Some sit in the centre of a circle of fire. Such austerities are Tamasic. These will not help one to attain knowledge of the Self.