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Bg. 17.11
The general tendency is to offer sacrifice with some purpose in mind, but here it is stated that sacrifice should …
Bg. 17.12
abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api caiva yat ijyate bharata-śreṣṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam
Bg. 17.12
Sometimes sacrifices and rituals are performed for elevation to the heavenly kingdom or for some material benefits in this world. …
Bg. 17.13
vidhi-hīnam asṛṣṭānnaṁ mantra-hīnam adakṣiṇam śraddhā-virahitaṁ yajñaṁ tāmasaṁ paricakṣate
Bg. 17.13
Faith in the mode of darkness or ignorance is actually faithlessness. Sometimes people worship some demigod just to make money …
Bg. 17.14
deva-dvija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śaucam ārjavam brahmacaryam ahiṁsā ca śārīraṁ tapa ucyate
Bg. 17.14
The Supreme Godhead here explains the different kinds of austerity and penance. First He explains the austerities and penances practiced …
Bg. 17.15
anudvega-karaṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitaṁ ca yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa ucyate
Bg. 17.15
One should not speak in such a way as to agitate the minds of others. Of course, when a teacher …
Bg. 17.16
manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ bhāva-saṁśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate
Bg. 17.16
To make the mind austere is to detach it from sense gratification. It should be so trained that it can …
Bg. 17.17
śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate