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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 16

The Three Kinds of Faith

मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.16 mean?

Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control, and purity—these are the austerities of the mind.

Word-by-word meaning

manaḥ-prasādaḥ—serenity of thought · saumyatvam—gentleness · maunam—silence · ātma-vinigrahaḥ—self-control · bhāva-sanśhuddhiḥ—purity of purpose · iti—thus · etat—these · tapaḥ—austerity · mānasam—of the mind · uchyate—are declared as

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