श्रीभगवानुवाच अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयमसङ्गो ह्रीरसञ्चय: । आस्तिक्यं ब्रह्मचर्यं च मौनं स्थैर्यं क्षमाभयम् ॥ ३३ ॥ शौचं जपस्तपो होम: श्रद्धातिथ्यं मदर्चनम् । तीर्थाटनं परार्थेहा तुष्टिराचार्यसेवनम् ॥ ३४ ॥ एते यमा: सनियमा उभयोर्द्वादश स्मृता: । पुंसामुपासितास्तात यथाकामं दुहन्ति हि ॥ ३५ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca ahiṁsā satyam asteyam asaṅgo hrīr asañcayaḥ āstikyaṁ brahmacaryaṁ ca maunaṁ sthairyaṁ kṣamābhayam śaucaṁ japas tapo homaḥ śraddhātithyaṁ mad-arcanam tīrthāṭanaṁ parārthehā tuṣṭir ācārya-sevanam ete yamāḥ sa-niyamā ubhayor dvādaśa smṛtāḥ puṁsām upāsitās tāta yathā-kāmaṁ duhanti hi
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- ahiṁsā
- nonviolence
- satyam
- truthfulness
- asteyam
- never coveting or stealing the property of others
- asaṅgaḥ
- detachment
- hrīḥ
- humility
- asañcayaḥ
- being nonpossessive
- āstikyam
- trust in the principles of religion
- brahmacaryam
- celibacy
- ca
- also
- maunam
- silence
- sthairyam
- steadiness
- kṣamā
- forgiving
- abhayam
- fearless
- śaucam
- internal and external cleanliness
- japaḥ
- chanting the holy names of the Lord
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- homaḥ
- sacrifice
- śraddhā
- faith
- ātithyam
- hospitality
- mat-arcanam
- worship of Me
- tīrtha-aṭanam
- visiting holy places
- para-artha-īhā
- acting and desiring for the Supreme
- tuṣṭiḥ
- satisfaction
- ācārya-sevanam
- serving the spiritual master
- ete
- these
- yamāḥ
- disciplinary principles
- sa-niyamāḥ
- along with secondary regular duties
- ubhayoḥ
- of each
- dvādaśa
- twelve
- smṛtāḥ
- are understood
- puṁsām
- by human beings
- upāsitāḥ
- being cultivated with devotion
- tāta
- My dear Uddhava
- yathā-kāmam
- according to one’s desire
- duhanti
- they supply
- hi
- indeed
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Nonviolence, truthfulness, not coveting or stealing the property of others, detachment, humility, freedom from possessiveness, trust in the principles of religion, celibacy, silence, steadiness, forgiveness and fearlessness are the twelve primary disciplinary principles. Internal cleanliness, external cleanliness, chanting the holy names of the Lord, austerity, sacrifice, faith, hospitality, worship of Me, visiting holy places, acting and desiring only for the supreme interest, satisfaction, and service to the spiritual master are the twelve elements of regular prescribed duties. These twenty-four elements bestow all desired benedictions upon those persons who devotedly cultivate them.