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Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 17 Text 17
sraddhaya paraya taptam
tapas tat tri-vidham naraih
aphalakanksibhir yuktaih
sattvikam paricaksate

sraddhaya--with faith; paraya--transcendental; taptam--executed; tapah--austerity; tat--that; tri-vidham--of three kinds; naraih--by men; aphala-akanksibhih--who are without desires for fruits; yuktaih--engaged; sattvikam--in the mode of goodness; paricaksate--is called.

TRANSLATION

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.