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TEXT 17
śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ
tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ
aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ
sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate
śraddhayā – with faith; parayā – transcendental; taptam – executed; tapaḥ – austerity; tat – that; tri-vidham – of three kinds; naraiḥ – by men; aphala-ākāṅkṣibhiḥ – who are without desires for fruits; yuktaiḥ – engaged; sāttvikam – in the mode of goodness; paricakṣate – is called.
This threefold austerity, performed with transcendental faith by men not expecting material benefits but engaged only for the sake of the Supreme, is called austerity in goodness.