Bhagavad Gita · 17.17
॥
Devanāgarī
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः ।
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ |
aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रद्धया परयाśraddhayā parayāwith supreme (parayā) faith (śraddhayā).
तप्तम्taptamperformed.
तपः तत् त्रिविधम्tapaḥ tat tri-vidhamthat (tat) threefold (tri-vidham) austerity (tapas).
नरैःnaraiḥby people.
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिःa-phala-ākāṅkṣibhiḥby those who do not desire the fruits.
युक्तैःyuktaiḥby those established in yoga.
सात्त्विकम्sāttvikamsāttvic.
परिचक्षतेparicakṣatethey call.
Translation
“This threefold austerity [of body, speech, and mind], performed by people with supreme faith, without desire for material fruits and in the consciousness of yoga, is called austerity in the guṇa of goodness.”
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