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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17

Powerful Cognition

Let what may happen, happen

satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena caiva yat kriyate tadiha

Austerity that is performed for gaining respect, honor, reverence, and for the sake of show, yielding an uncertain and temporary result, is said to be in the mode of aggression