Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 17.18
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 17.18 · 17 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
।।17.18।।मनसा आदरः सत्कारः? वाचा प्रशंसा मानम्? शारीरो नमस्कारादिः पूजा। फलाभिसन्धिपूर्वकं सत्काराद्यर्थं च दम्भेन हेतुना यत् तपः क्रियते तद् इह राजसं प्रोक्तम् स्वर्गादिफलसाधनत्वेनास्थिरत्वात् चलम् अध्रुवम् चलत्वं पातभयेन चलनहेतुत्वम् अध्रुवत्वं क्षयिष्णुत्वम्।
17.18 'Respect' means recognition by others. 'Praise' means verbal adulation. 'Reverence' means corporeal actions such as prostration etc. That austerity, practised with expectation of rewards like respect, etc., mentioned above - it is here said to be Rajasa. It is unsteady and impermanent, because of the temporary nature of its rewards like heaven etc.; 'unsteadiness' is the result of the fear of falling. 'Impermanent' means the tendency to perish.
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