सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् ।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥
satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat |kriyate tad iha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calam adhruvam ||
- सत्कारमानपूजार्थम् · satkāramānapūjārtham
- for honor, respect, and reverence
- तपः · tapaḥ
- austerity
- दम्भेन · dambhena
- with ostentation
- क्रियते · kriyate
- is done
- इह · iha
- here
- प्रोक्तम् · proktam
- declared
- राजसम् · rājasam
- passionate, of rajas
- चलम् · calam
- unsteady
- अध्रुवम् · adhruvam
- fleeting, impermanent
“Austerity done for honor, respect, and reverence, with showmanship — that is called passionate here: unsteady and fleeting in result.”
— Original plain-language translation
Performative discipline buys applause and spends itself — chala, shaky, and adhruva, not lasting. The audience becomes the reward, and the reward evaporates. Sincerity is the difference between roots and cut flowers.
— Reader's notes (original)