Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 512

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-17 Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga Yogaḥ

aśāstra vihitaṃ ghoraṃ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ | dambhāhaṅkāra saṃyuktāḥ kāma rāga balānvitāḥ || 5 || 5. Those who practice severe self-discipline (tapas) not enjoined by the Śāstras, through ostentation and egoism, and impelled by the force of passion and attachment; karṣayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūta-grāmam acetasaḥ | māṃ caivāntaḥ śarīrasthaṃ tān viddhyāsura niścayān || 6 || 6. These foolish people, torture the material components of their bodies and Me also who dwell within the body — know them to be non-divine in their faith. Commentary ‘Those who engage in self-disciplinary programs not enjoined by the Scriptures even though they may be intense’ — is a statement representative of all sacrifices and other religious works not enjoined by the Scriptures and which demand much exertion. They are undertaken by arrogant and self-centred practitioners and are motivated by sensual desire, attachment and passion.