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Bhagavad Gita 17.17

17.17 Krishna to Arjuna

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः । अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥

śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapastattrividhaṃ naraiḥ | aphalākāṅkṣibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ paricakṣate ||

This threefold austerity, practised with supreme faith by steady people who do not crave its fruit, is called sāttvic.

यह तीन प्रकार का तप, जब फल की इच्छा न रखने वाले, स्थिरचित्त लोग परम श्रद्धा से करते हैं, तो उसे सात्त्विक कहते हैं।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Discipline in body, speech and mind becomes truly good when it is done with conviction and without bargaining for a reward.

शरीर, वाणी और मन का अनुशासन तब सच में श्रेष्ठ बनता है जब वह दृढ़ विश्वास से और बिना किसी पुरस्कार के सौदे के किया जाए।

Krishna says this threefold austerity, practised with the highest faith by steady people who do not seek its fruit, is called sāttvic.

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