Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 19 Verses 33-35

Canto 11: General History | Chapter 19: The Perfection of Spiritual Knowledge

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.19.33-35

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

ahiḿsā satyam asteyam

asańgo hrīr asañcayaḥ

āstikyaḿ brahmacaryaḿ ca

maunaḿ sthairyaḿ kṣamābhayam

śaucaḿ japas tapo homaḥ

śraddhātithyaḿ mad-arcanam

tīrthāṭanaḿ parārthehā

tuṣṭir ācārya-sevanam

ete yamāḥ sa-niyamā

ubhayor dvādaśa smṛtāḥ

puḿsām upāsitās tāta

yathā-kāmaḿ duhanti hi

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; ahiḿsā — nonviolence; satyam — truthfulness; asteyam — never coveting or stealing the property of others; asańgaḥ — detachment; hrīḥ — humility; asañcayaḥ — being nonpossessive; āstikyam — trust in the principles of religion; brahmacaryam — celibacy; ca — also; maunam — silence; sthairyam — steadiness; kṣamā — forgiving; abhayam — fearless; śaucam — internal and external cleanliness; japaḥ — chanting the holy names of the Lord; tapaḥ — austerity; homaḥ — sacrifice; śraddhā — faith; ātithyam — hospitality; mat-arcanam — worship of Me; tīrtha-aṭanam — visiting holy places; para-artha-īha — acting and desiring for the Supreme; tuṣṭiḥ — satisfaction; ācārya-sevanam — serving the spiritual master; ete — these; yamāḥ — disciplinary principles; sa-niyamāḥ — along with secondary regular duties; ubhayoḥ — of each; dvādaśa — twelve; smṛtāḥ — are understood; puḿsām — by human beings; upāsitāḥ — being cultivated with devotion; tāta — My dear Uddhava; yathā-kāmam — according to one's desire; duhanti — they supply; hi — indeed.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Nonviolence, truthfulness, not coveting or stealing the property of others, detachment, humility, freedom from possessiveness, trust in the principles of religion, celibacy, silence, steadiness, forgiveness and fearlessness are the twelve primary disciplinary principles. Internal cleanliness, external cleanliness, chanting the holy names of the Lord, austerity, sacrifice, faith, hospitality, worship of Me, visiting holy places, acting and desiring only for the supreme interest, satisfaction, and service to the spiritual master are the twelve elements of regular prescribed duties. These twenty-four elements bestow all desired benedictions upon those persons who devotedly cultivate them.

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