sraddhayanvitah, anasuyanto 'bhyasuyanti ye tu dharma-nitya-krit-anustita tat tapas tri-vidham naraih, phalam akankshabhir yuktaih sattvikam paricakshate
This threefold austerity — of body, speech, and mind — practiced with supreme faith by men who seek no personal fruit is called sattvic.
- •Sattvic austerity is practiced for its own spiritual value, not for gain
- •All three dimensions of austerity — physical, verbal, and mental — must be unified
- •Faith without desire for reward is the mark of the highest austerity