Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith
Verse 17
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 17, Verse 17
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
Transliteration (IAST)
śhraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ parichakṣhate
Translation
The threefold austerity, practiced with supreme faith by men who desire no fruit and are devoted—they call it austerity of Sattva.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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