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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 18 (17.18) means: Discipline done for respect, honor, and admiration, and for show, is called restless. It is unsteady and does not last.
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena chaiva yat kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ chalam adhruvam
Discipline done for respect, honor, and admiration, and for show, is called restless. It is unsteady and does not last.
जो तप आदर, मान और प्रशंसा के लिए, और दिखावे के लिए किया जाता है, वह बेचैन कहलाता है। वह अस्थिर है और टिकता नहीं।
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It is verse 18 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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