17.15 अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते
anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priya
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.
17.17 श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते
śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapas
Word meanings
śhraddhayā—with faith;parayā—transcendental;taptam—practiced;tapaḥ—austerity;tat—that;tri-vidham—three-fold;naraiḥ—by persons;aphala-ākāṅkṣhibhiḥ—without yearning for material rewards;yuktaiḥ—steadfast;sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness;parichakṣhate—are designated
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This three-fold austerity, observed with best faith, by men who are masters of Yoga and have no desire for its fruits—they call it to be of the Sattva.
These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure.
The threefold austerity, practised with supreme faith by men who desire no fruit and are devoted - they call it austerity of Sattva.
When that threefold austerity is undertaken with supreme faith by people who do not hanker after results and are self-controlled, they speak of it as born of sattva.
This threefold austerity practised by steadfast men with the utmost faith, desiring no reward, they call Sattwic.
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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17.16 मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते
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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.
