Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 15
Chapter 17
Verse 16 of 28
Verse 17
Verse 17.16
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः। भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥17.16॥
17.16 manaḥprasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunam ātmavinigrahaḥ bhāvasaṃśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation

Tranquility of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, And extreme purity of being (bhāva); this is called the austerity (tapas) of the mind.

Stoller MillerLiterary

Mental serenity, kindness, silence, self-restraint, and purity of being is called mental penance.

ZaehnerJesuit

(16) Serenity of mind and friendliness, silence and self-restraint, and the cleansing of one's affections,—this is called the penance of the mind.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

17.16 Tranquility of mind, gentleness, reticence, withdrawal of the mind, purity of heart,-these are what is called mental austerity.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

17.16 Serenity of mind, benevolence, silence, self-control, purity of mind --- these are called austerity of the mind.

SivanandaVedanta

17.16 Serenity of mind, good-heartedness, self-control, purity of nature -- this is called mental austerity.

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Verse 15
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