Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 17, Shloka 16 (17.16)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः
भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत् तपो मानसमुच्यते
॥ 17.16 ॥
manaḥ prasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunamātmavinigrahaḥ
bhāvasaṃśuddhirityetat tapo mānasamucyate
Translation
"Serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-control and purity of feeling — this is called austerity of the mind."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. manaḥprasādaḥ manasaḥ praśāntiḥ; maunaṃ vāṅniyamo 'pi manaḥsaṃyamapūrvako bhavati — restraint of speech too comes from restraint of the mind.
Acharya Ramanuja. saumyatvaṃ manasaḥ pareṣām abhyudayaprāvaṇyam — gentleness = the mind's inclination towards the welfare of others; manaḥprasādaḥ manasaḥ krodhādirahitatvam.
Madhusudana Saraswati. Gentleness = saumanasyaṃ sarvalokahitaiṣitvaṃ pratiṣiddhācintanaṃ ca — a cheerful mind, wishing the good of all the worlds, and not dwelling on forbidden things; purity of feeling = kāmakrodhalobhādimalanivṛttiḥ — the washing away of the dirt of desire, anger and greed (linked with 16.21).
Shridhara Swami. bhāvasaṃśuddhir vyavahāre māyārāhityam — purity of feeling = absence of deceit in one's dealings; silence = mananam.
Madhvacharya. Silence = mananaśīlatvam — a reflective disposition; and gentleness = akrauryam.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.