देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् ।
ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥
ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
देवता, ब्राह्मण, गुरुजन और जीवन्मुक्त महापुरुषका पूजन करना, शुद्धि रखना, सरलता, ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करना और हिंसा न करना यह शरीरसम्बन्धी तप कहा जाता है ॥
English
Worship of the radiant beings, the wise, the teacher, and the enlightened; purity, simplicity, celibacy, and non-violence — these are called bodily austerity.
श्लोक का अर्थ
True bodily discipline includes honoring wise teachers, staying clean, living simply, practicing self-restraint, and avoiding harm.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield, Arjuna is frozen between duty and grief. Krishna now explains that real discipline is not only inner resolve; it also shows up in bodily conduct — respect, cleanliness, simplicity, restraint, and non-harm.
आज के संदर्भ में
You scroll past a cruel comment, then feel the urge to add one more. The verse asks for a different kind of strength: keep your body, habits, and actions clean enough to deserve your own respect.
सार
Spiritual discipline is not abstract. It begins with how you treat your body and other people.
शब्दार्थ
देव (radiant beings) / द्विज (twice-born) / गुरु (teacher) / प्राज्ञ (wise) / पूजनम् (worship) / शौचम् (purity) / आर्जवम् (simplicity) / ब्रह्मचर्यम् (celibacy) / अहिंसा (non-violence) / च (and) / शारीरम् (bodily) / तपः (austerity) / उच्यते (is called)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17: श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग — त्रिविध श्रद्धा का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 28 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: tapas (22 श्लोक)