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Verse 17·14

The tamasic sacrifice of ignorance

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Verse

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञप् ऊजनं शौचमार्जवम् ।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥

Worship given to the godhead, to the twice-born, to the spiritual guide, to the wise, cleanness, candid dealing, sexual purity and avoidance of killing and injury to others, are called the askesis of the body.

Gītā 17·14

From The Experiential Architecture · After Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita · incarnateword.in