Chapter 17: Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga, verse 16
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।
भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥
Say itmanaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ
bhāva-sanśhuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam uchyate
Translation
Serenity of mind, good-heartedness, self-control, and purity of nature—this is called mental austerity.
Swami Sivananda
Tranquility of mind, gentleness, reticence, withdrawal of the mind, purity of heart—these are what are called mental austerities.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Serenity of mind, benevolence, silence, self-control, and purity of mind—these are known as austerity of the mind.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The serenity of mind, the stillness, the taciturnity, the self-control, the purity of thought—all this is called mental austerity.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control, and purity—these are the austerities of the mind.
Shri Purohit Swami
मनकी प्रसन्नता, सौम्य भाव, मननशीलता, मनका निग्रह और भावोंकी शुद्धि -- इस तरह यह मन-सम्बन्धी तप कहा जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मन की प्रसन्नता, सौम्यभाव, मौन आत्मसंयम और अन्त:करण की शुद्धि यह सब मानस तप कहलाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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