मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः ।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥
manaḥprasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunam ātmavinigrahaḥ |bhāvasaṃśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate ||
- मनःप्रसादः · manaḥprasādaḥ
- serenity of mind
- सौम्यत्वम् · saumyatvam
- gentleness, kindness
- मौनम् · maunam
- silence, thought-restraint
- आत्मविनिग्रहः · ātmavinigrahaḥ
- self-control
- भावसंशुद्धिः · bhāvasaṃśuddhiḥ
- purity of motive, of heart
- तपः · tapaḥ
- austerity
- मानसम् · mānasam
- of the mind
- उच्यते · ucyate
- is called
“Serenity of mind, gentleness, inward silence, self-mastery, and purity of heart — this is called austerity of the mind.”
— Original plain-language translation
The subtlest tapas is invisible: a clear, kind, quiet, governed, honest inner life. Mauna here means more than closed lips — the hush of a mastered mind. Body, speech, and mind together complete the threefold discipline.
— Reader's notes (original)