मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः ।
भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥
भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
मनकी प्रसन्नता, सौम्य भाव, मननशीलता, मनका निग्रह और भावोंकी शुद्धि इस तरह यह मनसम्बन्धी तप कहा जाता है ॥
English
Serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-control, and purity of feeling are called mental austerity.
What this verse means
Mental discipline means keeping the mind calm, gentle, quiet, controlled, and clean in its feelings.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Krishna is still defining true discipline for Arjuna. After body and speech, he turns to the mind: real austerity is not punishment, but calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity within.
Why this verse still matters
You close your laptop after a tense message and feel the urge to replay every line. The harder practice is not sending another reply — it is keeping the mind soft, quiet, and clean.
The takeaway
Inner strength is not noise. It grows when the mind becomes steady and clear.
Word-by-word translation
मनःप्रसादः (cheerfulness of mind) / सौम्यत्वम् (gentleness) / मौनम् (silence) / आत्मविनिग्रहः (self-restraint) / भावसंशुद्धिः (purity of feeling) / इति (thus) / एतत् (this) / तपः (austerity) / मानसम् (mental) / उच्यते (is called)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga — The Three Kinds of Faith, which contains 28 verses.
Explore related themes: manas (49 verses), sattva (26 verses), tapas (22 verses)