मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः | भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ||१७-१६||
manaḥ prasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunamātmavinigrahaḥ . bhāvasaṃśuddhirityetattapo mānasamucyate ||17-16||
- manaḥ-prasādaḥ
- satisfaction of the mind
- saumyatvam
- being without duplicity towards others
- maunam
- gravity
- ātma
- of the self
- vinigrahaḥ
- control
- bhāva
- of one’s nature
- saṁśuddhiḥ
- purification
- iti
- thus
- etat
- this
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- mānasam
- of the mind
- ucyate
- is said to be
And satisfaction, simplicity, gravity, self-control and purification of one’s existence are the austerities of the mind.