एक मूल शिक्षा · चिंतनशील भाव · सहज प्रवेश
“Pride can hollow out sacred action until only appearance remains.”
अपनेको सबसे अधिक पूज्य माननेवाले, अकड़ रखनेवाले तथा धन और मानके मदमें चूर रहनेवाले वे मनुष्य दम्भसे अविधिपूर्वक नाममात्रके यज्ञोंसे यजन करते हैं ॥
श्लोक क्रम में — हर संस्कृत शब्द और नीचे उसका अर्थ। किसी शब्द पर जाकर उसे देखें।
शब्दशःself-important · stubborn, rigid · endowed with wealth-pride and honor-pride · they perform ritual · with name-only sacrifices · they · with pretence · without proper method
People swollen with pride, wealth, and status may still perform rituals, but only as show. The outer act remains, while the inner sincerity and right method are missing.
यह श्लोक Krishna द्वारा कहा गया है, कुरुक्षेत्र की भूमि पर, अध्याय "दैवासुर संपद् विभाग योग" में।
श्लोक 17 भगवद् गीता के 16वें अध्याय में है — दैवासुर संपद् विभाग योग। इस अध्याय में कुल 24 श्लोक हैं।
You post the apology, attend the ceremony, and say the right words — but your chest is tight with image-management. Krishna names the gap between appearance and sincerity.
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It teaches you to examine motive, not just performance, and to let practice become honest rather than decorative.
इस श्लोक का अर्थ
People swollen with pride, wealth, and status may still perform rituals, but only as show. The outer act remains, while the inner sincerity and right method are missing.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield, Krishna is exposing the inner decay behind outward piety. After describing deluded people trapped in desire, he shows another mask: ritual done for show by the proud, rich, and stubborn. The issue is not action itself, but false motive.
आज के जीवन में महत्व
You post the apology, attend the ceremony, and say the right words — but your chest is tight with image-management. Krishna names the gap between appearance and sincerity.
“Real practice feels clean and humble, not flashy or self-congratulatory.”