Devanagari
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् ।
ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥ १४ ॥
Verse text
deva-dvija-guru-prājṣa-
pūjanaṁ śaucam ārjavam
brahmacaryam ahiṁsā ca
śārīraṁ tapa ucyate
Synonyms
deva
—
of the Supreme Lord
;
dvija
—
the brāhmaṇas
;
guru
—
the spiritual master
;
prājṣa
—
and worshipable personalities
;
pūjanam
—
worship
;
śaucam
—
cleanliness
;
ārjavam
—
simplicity
;
brahmacaryam
—
celibacy
;
ahiṁsā
—
nonviolence
;
ca
—
also
;
śārīram
—
pertaining to the body
;
tapaḥ
—
austerity
;
ucyate
—
is said to be.
Translation
Austerity of the body consists in worship of the Supreme Lord, the brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master, and superiors like the father and mother, and in cleanliness, simplicity, celibacy and nonviolence.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
14. Sattvic austerity of the body consists of worship of devas, brāhmaṇas, guru and the wise, as well as purity, sincerity, celibacy and non-violence.
Translation (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
14. Austerity of the body consists of worship of devas, brāhmaṇas, guru and the wise; purity, sincerity, celibacy and non-violence.
Purport
The Supreme Godhead here explains the different kinds of austerity and penance. First He explains the austerities and penances practiced by the body. One should offer, or learn to offer, respect to God or to the demigods, the perfect, qualified brāhmaṇas and the spiritual master and superiors like father, mother or any person who is conversant with Vedic knowledge. These should be given proper respect. One should practice cleansing oneself externally and internally, and he should learn to become simple in behavior. He should not do anything which is not sanctioned by the scriptural injunctions. He should not indulge in sex outside of married life, for sex is sanctioned in the scripture only in marriage, not otherwise. This is called celibacy. These are penances and austerities as far as the body is concerned.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Speaking of three types of austerity, first the Lord speaks of three types of sattvic austerity in three verses.
Purport (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
The Lord next in order to explain the austerity in the three modes, speaks first of the three types of austerity (body, words and mind) in three verses.
There should be worship of the devas such as Vasu and Rudra; of the dvijās, the best among the brāhmaṇas; of the gurus, such as mother, father and teacher; and of the learned, who know the Vedas and its ancillary portions. The sequence is from superior to inferior.
There should be cleanliness (śaucam) of the two types mentioned previously (internal and external). Ārjava, sincerity in terms of bodily austerity, means that one should equally carry out what is prescribed and avoid what is forbidden. Brahmacaryam means sex life according to scriptural injunction. These are the austerities to be accomplished by the body (śārīram).