Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 17 भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17 श्लोक 17 श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः। अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।। English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 17.17. This three-fold austerity, undertaken (observed) with best faith, by men who are maters of Yoga and have no desire for its fruits-they call it to be of the Sattva. English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 17.17 See Comment under 17.19 Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 17.17Shraddhayaa parayaa taptam tapastattrividham naraih; Aphalaakaangkshibhiryuktaih saattwikam parichakshate. Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 17.17śhraddhayā—with faith; parayā—transcendental; taptam—practiced; tapaḥ—austerity; tat—that; tri-vidham—three-fold; naraiḥ—by persons; aphala-ākāṅkṣhibhiḥ—without yearning for material rewards; yuktaiḥ—steadfast; sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness; parichakṣhate—are designated