SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 16 Text 17
atma-sambhavitah stabdha
dhana-mana-madanvitah
yajante nama-yajnais te
dambhenavidhi-purvakam

atma-sambhavitah--self-complacent; stabdhah--impudent; dhana-mana--of wealth and false prestige; mada--in the delusion; anvitah--absorbed; yajante--they perform sacrifice; nama--in name only; yajnaih--with sacrifices; te--they; dambhena--out of pride; avidhi-purvakam--without following any rules and regulations.

TRANSLATION

Self-complacent and always impudent, deluded by wealth and false prestige, they sometimes proudly perform sacrifices in name only, without following any rules or regulations.