13th November 2024
Those who faithfully follow the guidance of the wise and elders, though not studying the scriptures themselves, follow the Sattvic ways of worship.
Others possessing Rajasic and Tamasic tendencies, given to ostentation, pride, passion, attachment, and power, undertake severe austerities that are not sanctioned by the scriptures and also by the wise.
Their austerities, which lack proper discrimination, include torturing their own body and also the soul that represents God's presence in the body.
The best examples of these are Hiranyakashipu, Ravana, Kamsa, and others who demonstrated demoniacal convictions through their severe austerities.
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