Chapter 17 · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of Threefold FaithKrishna
Verse 17
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 17, श्लोक 17
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः।
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते॥
Transliteration
Shraddhaya paraya taptam tapas-tat-trividham naraih
Aphala-akankshi-bhir-yuktaih sattvikam parichakshate
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
श्रद्धयाshraddhayawith faith
परयाparayasupreme
तप्तम्taptampracticed
तपःtapahausterity
त्रिविधम्trividhamthreefold
नरैःnaraihby persons
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिःaphala-akankshi-bhihnot desiring fruit
युक्तैःyuktaihdisciplined
सात्त्विकम्sattvikamsattvic
परिचक्षतेparichakshateis called
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
यह तीनों प्रकार का तप (शारीरिक, वाचिक, मानसिक) जब परम श्रद्धा से, फल की इच्छा न रखने वाले योगी पुरुषों द्वारा किया जाता है — तब वह सात्त्विक कहलाता है।
English Translation
This threefold austerity, practiced with supreme faith by disciplined persons who desire no reward, is called sattvic.
Commentary (टीका)
The three types of tapas — physical, verbal, and mental — become sattvic when practiced with deep faith and without desire for results. Faith and selflessness transform routine discipline into genuine spiritual austerity. This synthesis verse unifies the preceding three into a complete practice.