Bhagavad Gita · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga YogaChapter 16, Shloka 17 (16.17)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्
॥ 16.17 ॥
ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ
yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam
Translation
"Self-glorifying, stiff-necked, filled with the intoxication of wealth and honour — they perform sacrifices in name only, out of hypocrisy, without due procedure."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ātmanaiva saṃbhāvitāḥ ātmasaṃbhāvitāḥ na sādhubhiḥ — praised by themselves, not by the good; stabdhāḥ apraṇatātmānaḥ — those who do not bow.
Ramanujacharya. nāmayajñaiḥ nāmaprayojanaiḥ — sacrifices for the sake of a name; yaṣṭṛtvakhyāpanāya — to be called "one who performs sacrifices".
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