TEXT 17
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं
तपस् तत् त्रिविधं नरैः ।
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर् युक्तैः
सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥ १७ ॥
śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ
tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ
aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ
sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate
SYNONYMS
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.
