मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः ।
परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
जो तप मूढ़तापूर्वक हठसे अपनेको पीड़ा देकर अथवा दूसरोंको कष्ट देनेके लिये किया जाता है, वह तप तामस कहा गया है ॥
English
Austerity done with foolish stubbornness, by torturing oneself or harming others, is called tamasic.
श्लोक का अर्थ
Austerity becomes dark and mistaken when it is done through foolish self-torture or to hurt other people.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
Krishna is still teaching Arjuna on the battlefield, where confusion could easily turn into harshness. After describing pure and showy forms of austerity, he names the third kind: painful, stubborn, and harmful practice. That kind belongs to ignorance.
आज के संदर्भ में
You force yourself through a brutal routine because you think suffering proves commitment. Or you use harshness to control someone else. Krishna calls that confusion, not strength.
सार
Real discipline should make you clearer and kinder, not harsher toward yourself or others.
शब्दार्थ
मूढग्राहेण (with foolish stubbornness) / आत्मनः (of oneself) / यत् (which) / पीडया (by pain) / क्रियते (is done) / तपः (austerity) / परस्य (of others) / उत्सादनार्थम् (for harming) / वा (or) / तत् (that) / तामसम् (tamasic) / उदाहृतम् (is said)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17: श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग — त्रिविध श्रद्धा का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 28 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: tapas (22 श्लोक), discipline (14 श्लोक)