Devanagari
शमो दमस्तप: शौचं सन्तोष: क्षान्तिरार्जवम् ।
मद्भक्तिश्च दया सत्यं ब्रह्मप्रकृतयस्त्विमा: ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ
santoṣaḥ kṣāntir ārjavam
mad-bhaktiś ca dayā satyaṁ
brahma-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
Synonyms
śamaḥ
—
peacefulness
;
damaḥ
—
sense control
;
tapaḥ
—
austerity
;
śaucam
—
cleanliness
;
santoṣaḥ
—
full satisfaction
;
kṣāntiḥ
—
forgiveness
;
ārjavam
—
simplicity and straightforwardness
;
mat-bhaktiḥ
—
devotional service unto Me
;
ca
—
also
;
dayā
—
mercy
;
satyam
—
truth
;
brahma
—
of the brāhmaṇas
;
prakṛtayaḥ
—
the natural qualities
;
tu
—
indeed
;
imāḥ
—
these.
Translation
Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, cleanliness, satisfaction, tolerance, simple straightforwardness, devotion to Me, mercy and truthfulness are the natural qualities of the brāhmaṇas.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity, cleanliness, satisfaction, tolerance, simplicity, devotion to me, mercy and truthfulness are the natural qualities of the brāhmaṇas.
The bhakti or devotion in the brāhmaṇa is only secondary bhakti.