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TEXT 17

TEXT 17

Devanagari

Devanagari

श्रद्धया परया तप्‍तं तपस्तत्‍त्रिविधं नरै: ।
अफलाकाङ्‌‍क्षिभिर्युक्तै: सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥ १७ ॥

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śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ
tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ
aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ
sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate
śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ
tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ
aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ
sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate

Synonyms

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.

śraddhayā — med tro; parayā — transcendental; taptam — udført; tapaḥ — askese; tat — denne; tri-vidham — trefoldige; naraiḥ — af mennesker; aphala-ākāṅkṣibhiḥ — som ingen ønsker har om frugter; yuktaiḥ — engagerede; sāttvikam — i godhedens kvalitet; paricakṣate — kaldes.

Translation

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.

Denne trefoldige askese, der praktiseres udelukkende for den Højestes skyld af mennesker med transcendental tro uden nogen forventning om materiel vinding, kaldes askese i godhed.