श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः | अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ||१७-१७||
śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapastattrividhaṃ naraiḥ . aphalākāṅkṣibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ paricakṣate ||17-17||
- śraddhayā
- with faith
- parayā
- transcendental
- taptam
- executed
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- tat
- that
- tri-vidham
- of three kinds
- naraiḥ
- by men
- aphala-ākāṅkṣibhiḥ
- who are without desires for fruits
- yuktaiḥ
- engaged
- sāttvikam
- in the mode of goodness
- paricakṣate
- is called
This threefold austerity, performed with transcendental faith by men not expecting material benefits but engaged only for the sake of the Supreme, is called austerity in goodness.