आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्तिवताः ।
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥ १६.१७ ॥
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः ।
मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः ॥ १६.१८ ॥

ātma-sambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhana-māna-madānvitāḥ |
yajante nāma-yajñais-te dambhenāvidhi-pūrvakam || 16.17 ||
ahaṅkāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ ca saṁśritāḥ |
mām-ātma-para-deheṣu pradviṣanto’bhyasūyakāḥ || 16.18 ||

Lost in self-esteem, haughty, intoxicated with wealth and its influence, performing rituals and sacrifices ostentatiously violating all rules, thriving on egoism, insolence and hate, these wicked persons deride and detest the supreme Reality, dwelling in other bodies as well as their own, bringing self-destruction.