BG_18_42_-_Sridhar_Swami_-_Ljubljana_2001-04-22.mp3 | 16.7 MB |
BG_18_42_-_Sridhar_Swami_-_New_York_2003.mp3 | 5.9 MB |
Bg 18.42
samo damas tapah saucam
ksantir arjavam eva ca
jnanam vijnanam astikyam
brahma-karma svabhava-jam
Word for word:
samah — peacefulness; damah — self-control; tapah — austerity; saucam — purity; ksantih — tolerance; arjavam — honesty; eva — certainly; ca — and; jnanam — knowledge; vijnanam — wisdom; astikyam — religiousness; brahma — of a brahmana; karma — duty; svabhava-jam — born of his own nature.
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:
Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness – these are the natural qualities by which the brahmanas work.