Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

    Verse 14

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 17, Verse 14

    देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    deva-dwija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavam brahmacharyam ahinsā cha śhārīraṁ tapa uchyate

    Translation

    Worshiping the gods, the twice-born, the preceptors, the enlightened ones, practicing purity, uprightness, continence, and non-injury—these are called austerity of the body.
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