Bhagavad-gītā As it Is << 17 - The Divisions of Faith >>
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शरद्धया परया तप्तं तपस तत तरिविधं नरैः अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते
śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate
WORD BY WORD
śraddhayā with faith; parayā transcendental; taptam executed; tapaḥ austerity; tat that; tri-vidham of three kinds; naraiḥ by men; aphala-ākāṅkṣibhiḥ who are without desires for fruits; yuktaiḥ engaged; sāttvikam in the mode of goodness; paricakṣate is called;
TRANSLATION
| 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.
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