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Gita Madhurya -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter XVII
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What is Tamasika sacrifice? The sacrifice which is without sanction of the scriptures in which no food distributed, no Mantras (Sacred formulas) are chanted and no fees are paid (to the officiating priest) and which is devoid of faith, is known as Tamasika.(13) O Lord, how many kinds of austerity are there? Austerity is of three kinds—of body, speech and mind. Worship of the Gods, of Brahmanas (Priest class), of teachers and of the liberated souls, purity of the body by cleaning it with water, earth etc., uprightness, continence and non-violence—this is called austerity of the body.(14) What is austerity of speech? Unoffensive, truthful, agreeable and beneficial speech and practice of the study of the sacred texts and constant repetition of the Divine Name—this is called austerity of speech.(15) What is austerity of mind? Cheerfulness of mind, serenity, habit of meditation on God, self-control and purity of disposition—this is called austerity of mind.(16) If the threefold austerity is performed with supreme faith, by men having no desire for fruit, it is called Sattvika.(17) |
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