Bhagawad Geeta

Chap-XVII-Verse-14-15


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VERSE 14

deva-dvija-guru-prajna-

pujanam saucam arjavam
brahmacaryam ahimsa ca
sariram tapa ucyate

SYNONYMS

deva—the Supreme Lord; dvija—the brāhmaṇa; guru—the spiritual master; prājña—worshipable personalities; pūjanam—worship; śaucam—cleanliness; ārjavam—simplicity; brahma-caryam—celibacy; ahiṁsā—nonviolence; ca—also; śārīram—pertaining to the body; tapaḥ—austerity; ucyate—is said to be.

TRANSLATION

The austerity of the body consists in this: worship of the Supreme Lord, the brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master, and superiors like the father and mother. Cleanliness, simplicity, celibacy and nonviolence are also austerities of the body.

VERSE 15

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्‌।
स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्‍मयं तप उच्यते॥

anudvega-karam vakyam

satyam priya-hitam ca yat
svadhyayabhyasanam caiva
van-mayam tapa ucyate

SYNONYMS

anudvega—not agitating; karam—producing; vākyam—words; satyam—truthful; priya—dear; hitam—beneficial; ca—also; yat—which; svādhyāya—Vedic study; abhyasanam—practice; ca—also; eva—certainly; vāṅmayaṁ—of the voice; tapaḥ—austerity; ucyate—is said to be.

TRANSLATION

Austerity of speech consists in speaking truthfully and beneficially and in avoiding speech that offends. One should also recite the Vedas regularly.

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Bhagawad GeetaBy Dr. Shanatanu Nagarkatti