Bhagavad Gita — Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga, Shloka 17

Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

Devanagari script

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः । अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥ १७.१७ ॥

Transliteration

śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ | aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate || 17.17 ||

Translation

ಪರಮ ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ, ಫಲಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನಿಯಮಬದ್ಧರಾದವರು ಆಚರಿಸುವ ಆ ತ್ರಿವಿಧ ತಪಸ್ಸು ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ.

Gita Press Meaning

That threefold austerity practiced with supreme faith by disciplined persons, without desire for reward, is called sāttvika.

Speakers

• Krishna

Primary Concepts

• Sattva
• Niṣkāma-karma (action without desire for fruits)
• Śraddhā

Key Themes

• Motivation in practice
• Classification by guṇas
• Faith and discipline