satkara-mana-pujartham tapo dambhena caiva yat, kriyate tad iha proktam rajasam calam adhruvam
Austerity performed with hypocrisy for the sake of honor, respect, and reverence is called rajasic — it is unstable and impermanent.
- •Rajasic austerity is driven by the desire for social status and recognition
- •Practice rooted in ego and display yields only fleeting results
- •Impure motivation undermines the transformative power of austerity