17.14 देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते
deva
Word meanings
deva—the Supreme Lord;dwija—the Brahmins;guru—the spiritual master;prājña—the elders;pūjanam—worship;śhaucham—cleanliness;ārjavam—simplicity;brahmacharyam—celibacy;ahinsā—non-violence;cha—and;śhārīram—of the body;tapaḥ—austerity;uchyate—is declared as
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The worship of the gods, the twice-born, the elders, and the wise; purity, honesty, continence, and harmlessness—all this is said to be bodily austerity.
Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity.
Worship of the gods, the twice-born, the preceptors, the enlightened ones, purity, uprightness, continence and non-injury, these are called austerity of the body.
The worship of gods, twice-borns, venerable persons and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy and non-injury,-are said to be bodily austerity.
Worship of the gods, the twice-born, the teachers and the wise, purity, straightforwardness, celibacy and non-injury–these are called the austerities of the body.
17.16 मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते
manaḥ
Word meanings
manaḥ-prasādaḥ—serenity of thought;saumyatvam—gentleness;maunam—silence;ātma-vinigrahaḥ—self-control;bhāva-sanśhuddhiḥ—purity of purpose;iti—thus;etat—these;tapaḥ—austerity;mānasam—of the mind;uchyate—are declared as
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The serenity of mind, the stillness, the taciturnity, the self-control, the purity of thought—all this is called mental austerity.
Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind.
Serenity of mind, benevolence, silence, self-control, purity of mind - these are called austerity of the mind.
Tranquillity of mind, gentleness, reticence, withdrawal of the mind, purity of heart,-these are what is called mental austerity.
Serenity of mind, good-heartedness, purity of nature, self-control–this is called mental austerity.
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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17.15 अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते
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Word meanings
anudvega-karam—not causing distress;vākyam—words;satyam—truthful;priya- hitam—beneficial;cha—and;yat—which;svādhyāya-abhyasanam—recitation of the Vedic scriptures;cha eva—as well as;vāṅ-mayam—of speech;tapaḥ—austerity;uchyate—are declared as
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The unoffending speech which is true, pleasant, and beneficial; as well as the practice of regular recitation of the Vedas—all this is said to be an austerity of the speech-sense.
Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech.
Speech that causes no shock (hurt and fear etc.) and which is true, pleasant and beneficial, and also the practice of recitation of the scriptures are called the austerity of speech.
That speech which causes no pain, which is true, agreeable and beneficial; as well as the practice of study of the scriptures,-is said to be austerity of speech.
Speech which causes no excitement and is truthful, pleasant and beneficial, the practice of the study of the Vedas, are called austerity of speech.
