薄伽梵歌 17.5

有些人認為折磨身體是達到生命目標的適當手段。他們這樣做是為了吸引人們，並獲取金錢以滿足感官。他們單腿站立，高舉雙手。這並非真正的苦行，而是惰性（Tamasic）的苦行。身體的折磨並不能帶來解脫。這些人甚至不了解聖典的基本要素。他們嘲笑智者和長者的宗教實踐，譏諷有學識的人。他們因自以為是的偉大而自負，為自己的財富而驕傲。他們進行未經授權的苦行。這些人憑藉慾望和執著的力量，進行與聖典相悖的嚴酷苦行。他們甚至為了取悅神靈而奪取兒童的生命。他們非但沒有殺死自己的我執，反而以祭祀之名殺害許多無辜的動物，但實際上是為了滿足自己的口腹之欲。這真是極其可怕！他們惡言詆毀聖典，在妄想和迷戀的森林中徘徊。他們遵循情慾的指令，折磨自己和他人。他們實踐的苦行給自己和所有眾生帶來痛苦。他們的命運確實可悲，註定要毀滅。貪欲、執著與力量（Kamaragabalanvitah）也可解釋為具備情慾、執著和權力。虛偽（Dambha）指矯飾。虛偽之人渴望所有人都認為他是有德之人，因此他向他人表現出其正義的本性。實際上他並無德行，他假裝自己不是那樣。我慢（Ahankara）指自我中心。我慢之人認為自己在所有德性上都優於他人。執著（Raga）指對感官對象的極端依戀。力量（Bala）指因對感官對象的執著而能忍受劇烈痛苦的巨大能力（這種痛苦源於獲得和保存這些對象的努力）。貪欲（Kama）指情慾，對任何對象的慾望。

There are some who think that the mortification of the body is the proper means to attain the goal of life. They do this in order to attract the people and get money for the gratification of their senses. They stand on one leg with raised hands. This is not real Tapas. This is Tamasic Tapas. Bodily torture will not bring emancipation. These men are not acainted with even the first elements of the scriptures. They mock at the religious practices of the wise? elderly persons and jeer at learned men. They are puffed up with the vanity of their own greatness. They are proud of their wealth. They perform unauthorised austerities. These persons do severe austerities contrary to the scriptures on the strength of desire and attachment.They take even the lives of children to propitiate their deity. Instead of killing their egoism? they kill many innocent animals in the name of sacrifice but in reality they kill them to satisfy their own palate. Most horrible indeed They speak ill of the scriptures and wander about in the forest of delusion and infatuation. They follow the dictates of passion. They inflict pain on themselves and on others. They practise austerities which cause pain to themselves and to other living beings. Pitiable indeed is their lot. They are doomed to destruction.Kamaragabalanvitah may also be interpreted as possessed of lust? attachment and power.Dambha Ostentation The man of Dambha is desirous that all people should take him for a virtuous man and so he expresses to others his righteous nature. In reality he is not virtuous. He pretends to be what he is not.Ahankara Egoism The egoistic man thinks and feels that he is superior to others in the possession of all virtuous alities.Raga Extreme attachment to sensual objects.Bala Great power of enduring severe pain on account of Raga for sensual objects (pain that accrues from exertion in attaining and preserving the objects).Kama Lust Desire for any object.