Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 17.5 — Austerity against scripture

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः। दम्भाहंकारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः ॥

aśāstravihitaṃ ghoraṃ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ | dambhāhaṃkārasaṃyuktāḥ kāmarāgabalānvitāḥ ||

Meaning

Those who practise harsh austerities not taught in scripture, full of show and ego, driven by desire, attachment and force —

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