Chapter 17 · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of Threefold FaithKrishna
Verse 14
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 17, श्लोक 14
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।
ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते॥
Transliteration
Deva-dvija-guru-prajna-pujanam shaucham-arjavam
Brahma-charyam-ahimsa cha shariram tapa uchyate
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
देवdevagods
द्विजdvijathe twice-born/brahmanas
गुरुguruteachers
प्राज्ञprajnathe wise
पूजनम्pujanamworship
शौचम्shauchamcleanliness
आर्जवम्arjavamstraightforwardness
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahma-charyamcelibacy/continence
अहिंसाahimsanon-violence
शारीरम् तपःshariram tapahausterity of the body
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
देवताओं, द्विजों, गुरुओं और ज्ञानियों का पूजन, शौच, सरलता, ब्रह्मचर्य और अहिंसा — इसे शारीरिक तप कहते हैं।
English Translation
Worship of the gods, the twice-born, teachers, and the wise; cleanliness, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-violence — this is called the austerity of the body.
Commentary (टीका)
Physical austerity includes both devotional practices and ethical conduct. Worship, purity, simplicity, self-control, and non-violence together constitute bodily discipline. These are not punishments but practices that refine the physical instrument for higher spiritual purposes.