BG 17.18
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् ।
क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥
क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥
satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena caiva yat
kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ calam adhruvam
kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ calam adhruvam
Word-for-word meanings
tat — that; tapaḥ — austerity; yat — which; kriyate — is undertaken; artham — solely for the purpose of; satkāra — self-glorification; māna — honor; pūjā — [and] worship; ca eva — and moreover; dambhena — with ostentation; calam — [and which is] flickering; adhruvam — [and] transitory; proktam — is declared; iha — in this world; rājasam — to be of the nature of rajas.
Translation
That austerity which is undertaken solely for the purpose of self-glorification, honor, and worship, which is performed with ostentation, and which is flickering and transitory, is declared in this world to be of the nature of rajas.