tapaḥ

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे

tapaḥ-yajñāḥ — offering severe austerities as sacrifice

Some offer their possessions; some their austerity; some their practice; and some, holding to their vows, offer their study and their knowledge.

पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ

tapaḥ — penance

I am the clean fragrance of the earth and the brightness in fire; the life in all that lives, and the austerity of those who practise it.

अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः

tapaḥ — penance

harmlessness, evenness, contentment, austerity, giving, honour and dishonour — the states of beings arise from me alone, in all their variety.

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः

tapaḥ — austerity

Fearlessness, purity of being, steadiness in knowledge and practice, giving, restraint, offering, study, austerity, straightness;

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः

tapyante — perform

Those who practise severe austerity not enjoined by the scriptures, out of pretence and self-regard, driven by desire and attachment and force,

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः

tapaḥ — austerity

Even the food each person likes is of three kinds — and so are offering, austerity and giving. Hear how they differ.

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्

tapaḥ — austerity

Honouring the gods, the twice-born, teachers and the wise; cleanliness, straightness, continence and harmlessness — this is austerity of the body.

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्

tapaḥ — austerity

Speech that causes no distress, that is true, kindly and beneficial, and the practice of study, is austerity of speech.

मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः

tapaḥ — austerity

Serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint and purity of intent — this is called austerity of the mind.

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः

taptam — practiced

This threefold austerity, practised with the highest faith by those who seek no fruit and are steady, is said to be of clarity.

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्

tapaḥ — austerity

Austerity performed for the sake of respect, honour and reverence, and with show, is said here to be of restlessness — unsteady and impermanent.

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः

tapaḥ — austerity

Austerity performed out of confused notions, with self-torture, or in order to ruin another, is said to be of inertia.

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः

tapaḥ — penance

So those who speak of Brahman always begin the acts of offering, giving and austerity with the utterance of Om, as the scriptures direct.

तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः

tapaḥ — austerity

With Tat, and without desiring the fruit, the various acts of offering, austerity and giving are performed by those who seek release.

अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्

tapaḥ — penance

But an offering made, a gift given, an austerity practised or an act done without faith is called Asat, Arjuna. It is nothing here, and nothing beyond.

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः

tapaḥ — penance

Some learned people say action should be given up as a fault; others, that offering, giving and austerity should not be given up.

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्

tapaḥ — penance

The acts of offering, giving and austerity should not be given up; they should be done. To give them up is a mistake.

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च

tapaḥ — austerity

Calm, restraint, austerity, purity, patience, integrity, knowledge, insight and faith are the work born of the nature of the priestly.