Bhagavad Gita 17.16
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।
manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ bhāva-sanśhuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| manaḥ-prasādaḥ | manaḥ-prasādaḥ | serenity of thought |
| saumyatvam | saumyatvam | gentleness |
| maunam | maunam | silence |
| ātma-vinigrahaḥ | ātma-vinigrahaḥ | self-control |
| bhāva-sanśhuddhiḥ | bhāva-sanśhuddhiḥ | purity of purpose |
| iti | iti | thus |
| etat | etat | these |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | austerity |
| mānasam | mānasam | of the mind |
| uchyate | uchyate | are declared as |
Serenity of mind, good-heartedness, self-control, and purity of nature—this is called mental austerity.
मन की प्रसन्नता, सौम्यभाव, मौन आत्मसंयम और अन्त:करण की शुद्धि यह सब मानस तप कहलाता है।।