Sanskrit · Devanagari
मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः। भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
manaḥ prasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunamātmavinigrahaḥ bhāvasaṃśuddhirityetattapo mānasamucyate
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Calmness of mind, mildness, taciturnity, self-restraint, and purity of heart, this is called the penance mental.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।17.16।। --,मनःप्रसादः मनसः प्रशान्तिः? स्वच्छतापादनं मनसः प्रसादः? सौम्यत्वं यत् सौमनस्यम् आहुः -- मुखादिप्रसादादिकार्योन्नेया अन्तःकरणस्य वृत्तिः। मौनं वाङ्नियमोऽपि मनःसंयमपूर्वको भवति इति कार्येण कारणम् उच्यते मनःसंयमो मौनमिति। आत्मविनिग्रहः मनोनिरोधः सर्वतः सामान्यरूपः आत्मविनिग्रहः? वाग्विषयस्यैव मनसः संयमः मौनम् इति विशेषः। भावसंशुद्धिः परैः व्यवहारकाले अमायावित्वं भावसंशुद्धिः। इत्येतत् तपः मानसम् उच्यते।।यथोक्तं कायिकं वाचिकं मानसं च तपः तप्तं नरैः सत्त्वादिगुणभेदेन कथं त्रिविधं भवतीति? उच्यते --,
b500790dd8a6…Rāmānuja
17.16 Serenity of mind, viz., absence of wrath etc., practice of benevolence, viz., the direction of the mind for the good of others, silence, viz., contorl of speech by the mind; self-control, viz., focusing the activity of the mind on the object of contemplation; purity of mind, viz., absence of thought about subjects other than the self - these constitute the austerity of the mind.
847e6e628f9f…Swami Sivananda
17.16 मनःप्रसादः serenity of mind? सौम्यत्वम् goodheartedness? मौनम् silence? आत्मविनिग्रहः selfcontrol? भावसंशुद्धिः purity of nature? इति thus? एतत् this? तपः austerity? मानसम् mental? उच्यते is called.Commentary Just as a lake which is without a ripple on it surface is very tranil? so also the mind which is free from modifications? from wandering thoughts of sensual objects? is ite serene and calm.Saumyatvam Intent on the welfare of all beings the state of mind which may be inferred from its effects? such as brightness of the face? etc.Maunam Even silence of speech is necessarily preceded by the control of thought? and so the effect is here used to stand for the cause? viz.? the control of thought this is the result of the control of thought so far as it concerns speech? silence of the mind? ability to remain calm even amidst disturbing factors from without. Mauna is the condition of the Muni (sage)? i.e.? practice of meditation with onepointedness of mind.Atmavinigrahah Selfcontrol A general control of the mind. Asamprajnata Samadhi wherein all the modifications of the mind are controlled. The mind cannot run after the senses and the senses cannot run after their objects. In Mauna there is control of thought so far as it concerns speech.Bhavasamsuddhih Purity of nature Honesty of purpose freedom from cunningness in dealing with other people the pure state of the mind wherein there is absence of lust? anger? greed? etc.
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