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hierarchy: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is
Bg. 17.11
Of sacrifices, the sacrifice performed according to the directions of scripture, as a matter of duty, by those who desire …
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
But the sacrifice performed for some material benefit, or for the sake of pride, O chief of the Bhāratas, you …
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
Any sacrifice performed without regard for the directions of scripture, without distribution of prasādam [spiritual food], without chanting of Vedic …
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
Austerity of the body consists in worship of the Supreme Lord, the brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master, and superiors like the …
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
Austerity of speech consists in speaking words that are truthful, pleasing, beneficial, and not agitating to others, and also in …
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
And satisfaction, simplicity, gravity, self-control and purification of one’s existence are the austerities of the mind.
Bg. 17.16
To make the mind austere is to detach it from sense gratification. It should be so trained that it can …