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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)17.18

17.18
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् । क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥ १७-१८ ॥
satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat | kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam || 17-18 ||
— for the sake of welcome, honour, and reverence ; — and the austerity which, with ostentation ; — is performed — that is here declared ; — rājasic, unsteady and impermanent

The austerity that is performed with ostentation, for the sake of welcome, honour, and reverence — that is here declared to be rājasic, unsteady and impermanent.