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Bhagavad-gītā 17.17
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः ।
- अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥१७॥
- śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ
- tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ
- aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ
- sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate
śraddhayāwith faith — with faith; parayātranscendental — transcendental; taptamexecuted — executed; tapaḥausterity — austerity; tatthat — that; triof three kinds-vidhamof three kinds — of three kinds; naraiḥby men — by men; aphalawho are without desires for fruits-ākāṅkṣibhiḥwho are without desires for fruits — who are without desires for fruits; yuktaiḥengaged — engaged; sāttvikamin the mode of goodness — in the mode of goodness; paricakṣateis called — is called.
This threefold austerity, performed with transcendental faith by men not expecting material benefits but engaged only for the sake of the Supreme, is called austerity in goodness.