Bhagavad Gita -Srila Prabhupada 669

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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The Divisions of Faith
Chapter 17: Verse- 17

sraddhayä parayä taptam tapas tat tri-vidham naraih
aphaläkänksibhir yuktaih sättvikam paricaksate[1]

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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  1. sraddhayä=with faith; parayä=transcendental; taptam=executed; tapah=austerity; tat=that; tri-vidham=of three kinds; naraih=by men; aphala-äkänksibhih=who are without desires for fruits; yuktaih=engaged; sättvikam=in the mode of goodness; paricaksate=is called.

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