Bhagavad Gita 17.14 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Respect elders, stay clean, be honest and never hurt anyone — that is caring for your body.”
What it means
“Respecting the divine, the wise and your teachers; cleanliness, honesty, self-restraint and non-violence — this is discipline of the body.”
The original Sanskrit
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् । ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥
devadvijaguruprājñapūjanaṃ śaucamārjavam brahmacaryamahiṃsā ca śārīraṃ tapa ucyate
Translations
Literal translation
The worship of gods, twice-borns, venerable persons and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy and non-injury,-are said to be bodily austerity.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
देव, द्विज (ब्राह्मण), गुरु और ज्ञानी जनों का पूजन, शौच, आर्जव (सरलता), ब्रह्मचर्य और अहिंसा, यह शरीर संबंधी तप कहा जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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