Shrimad Bhagavad Gita

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मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः । भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥ १७-१६॥

sanskrit

Tranillity of mind, gentleness, reticence, self-control,purity of heart, these are what is called mental austerity.

english translation

hindi translation

manaH prasAdaH saumyatvaM maunamAtmavinigrahaH | bhAvasaMzuddhirityetattapo mAnasamucyate || 17-16||

hk transliteration

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः । अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥ १७-१७॥

sanskrit

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.

english translation

hindi translation

zraddhayA parayA taptaM tapastattrividhaM naraiH | aphalAkAGkSibhiryuktaiH sAttvikaM paricakSate || 17-17||

hk transliteration

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् । क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥ १७-१८॥

sanskrit

That austerity which is undertaken for earning a name, being honoured and worshiped, and also ostentatiously, that is spoken of as born of rajas, belonging to this world, uncertain and transitory.

english translation

hindi translation

satkAramAnapUjArthaM tapo dambhena caiva yat | kriyate tadiha proktaM rAjasaM calamadhruvam || 17-18||

hk transliteration

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः । परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥ १७-१९॥

sanskrit

That austerity which is undertaken with a foolish intent, by causing pain to oneself, or for the destruction of others-that is said to be born of tamas.

english translation

hindi translation

mUDhagrAheNAtmano yatpIDayA kriyate tapaH | parasyotsAdanArthaM vA tattAmasamudAhRtam || 17-19||

hk transliteration

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे । देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥ १७-२०॥

sanskrit

Gifts given without thought of return of favours and with the feelings, 'These gifts must be given,' at the proper places and time to a worthy person who makes no return - such gifts are said to be born of sattva.

english translation

hindi translation

dAtavyamiti yaddAnaM dIyate'nupakAriNe | deze kAle ca pAtre ca taddAnaM sAttvikaM smRtam || 17-20||

hk transliteration