Bhagavad Gita · 17.14
॥
Devanāgarī
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् ।
ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यте ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
deva-dvija-guru-prājña-pūjanaṁ śaucam ārjavam |
brahmacaryam ahiṁsā ca śārīraṁ tapa ucyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनम्deva-dvija-guru-prājña-pūjanamworship (pūjanam) of the demigods (deva), brāhmaṇas (dvija), the spiritual master (guru), and the wise (prājña).
शौचम् आर्जवम्śaucam ārjavamcleanliness, simplicity.
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahmacaryamcontinence, celibacy.
अहिंसा चahiṁsā caand nonviolence.
शारीरम्śārīramof the body.
तपःtapaḥausterity.
उच्यतेucyateis called.
Translation
“Worship of the demigods, brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master, and the wise, as well as cleanliness, simplicity, celibacy, and nonviolence — all this is called austerity of the body.”
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