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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 5 (17.5) means: Those who practice harsh discipline not taught by scripture, full of hypocrisy and ego, driven by craving, attachment, and force,
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।
aśhāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ dambhāhankāra-sanyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ
Those who practice harsh discipline not taught by scripture, full of hypocrisy and ego, driven by craving, attachment, and force,
जो शास्त्र में न सिखाया गया कठोर तप करते हैं, दंभ और अहंकार से भरे, काम, आसक्ति और बल से प्रेरित,
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It is verse 5 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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