Shloka 14
सम्बन्ध-- इस प्रकार तीन तरहके यज्ञोंके लक्षण बतलाकर, अब तपके लक्षणोंका प्रकरण आरम्भ करते हुए चार “लोकोंद्वारा सात्विक तपके लक्षण बतलाते हैं-- देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं" शौचमार्जवम् | ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते,देवता, ब्राह्मण, गुरु और ज्ञानीजनोंका पूजन, पवित्रता,& सरलता, ब्रह्मचर्य- और अहिंसाः---यह शरीरसम्बन्धी तप कहा जाता है
arjuna uvāca | devadvijaguruprājñapūjanaṁ śaucam ārjavam | brahmacaryam ahiṁsā ca śārīraṁ tapa ucyate ||
Arjuna said: Reverent worship of the divine, of the twice-born (learned Brahmins), of one’s teacher, and of the wise; purity and straightforwardness; celibate self-restraint and non-violence—these are declared to be austerity of the body. In ethical terms, bodily discipline is not mere hardship, but a cultivated way of living that honors sacred order, learning, and compassionate restraint.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True bodily austerity is defined as ethical conduct: honoring the sacred, learned, teachers, and the wise; maintaining purity and sincerity; practicing disciplined restraint (brahmacarya) and non-violence (ahiṁsā).
In the midst of the larger war-time discourse, the speaker enumerates the marks of ‘bodily tapas’—shifting the focus from external hardship to virtues expressed through the body: reverence, cleanliness, integrity, restraint, and harmlessness.