Bhagavad Geeta 17.17
Sanskrit
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
śhraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ parichakṣhate
Meaning
Pursue excellence through disciplined effort without obsessing over outcomes, guided by genuine conviction rather than ego or reward-seeking.
Translation
When that threefold austerity is undertaken with supreme faith by people who do not hanker after results and are self-controlled, they speak of it as being born of sattva.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: