Chapter 17

Verse 16

Bhagavad Gita

मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः |
भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ||१७-१६||
Transliteration

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

17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind.