Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

    Verse 16

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 17, Verse 16

    मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ bhāva-sanśhuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam uchyate

    Translation

    Serenity of mind, benevolence, silence, self-control, and purity of mind—these are known as austerity of the mind.
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