Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 17.17 — Sattvic austerity

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः। अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥

śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapastattrividhaṃ naraiḥ | aphalākāṅkṣibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ paricakṣate ||

Meaning

When this threefold austerity is practised with deep faith by steady people who want no reward, it is called sattvic.

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