Verse 16·BG 17.16

मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।

manaḥ-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.

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Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग

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