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देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
deva-dwija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavam brahmacharyam ahinsā cha śhārīraṁ tapa uchyate
Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence, and harmlessness:all of these constitute physical austerity.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| deva | the Supreme Lord |
| dwija | the Brahmins |
| guru | the spiritual master |
| prājña | the elders |
| pūjanam | worship |
| śhaucham | cleanliness |
| ārjavam | simplicity |
| brahmacharyam | celibacy |
| ahinsā | non-violence |
| cha | and |
| śhārīram | of the body |
| tapaḥ | austerity |
| uchyate | is declared as |
Using the feet in pilgrimage to the sacred temples using the hands in cleaning the temples, in collecting the materials of worship of God, and in performing worship prostrations to the Brahmanas, preceptors and the wise continence and noninjury, constitute physical austerity. The body is used in the service of the parents and preceptors, the poor and the sick.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Trace how faith, worship, food, sacrifice, austerity and gift are described under the three guṇas.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaThe worship of gods, twice-borns, venerable persons, and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-injury:these are said to be bodily austerities.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaWorshiping the gods, the twice-born, the preceptors, the enlightened ones, practicing purity, uprightness, continence, and non-injury:these are called austerity of the body.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaUsing the feet in pilgrimage to the sacred temples using the hands in cleaning the temples, in collecting the materials of worship of God, and in performing worship prostrations to the Brahmanas, preceptors and the wise continence and noninjury, constitute physical austerity. The body is used in the service of the parents and preceptors, the poor and the sick.
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Worship of God and the Master
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respect for the preacher and the philosopher
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purity, rectitude, continence
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