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Capitol 17, Slok 16

Text

manaH prasAdaH saumyatvaM maunamAtmavinigrahaH | bhAvasaMzuddhirityetattapo mAnasamucyate ||17-16||

Transliteration

manaḥ prasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunamātmavinigrahaḥ . bhāvasaṃśuddhirityetattapo mānasamucyate ||17-16||

Meanings

17.16 Serenity of mind, benevolence, silence, self-control, purity of mind - these are called austerity of the mind. - Adi