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Երիցբարժ-ջերթ Այ Լև Լյւ
१८८१ में जन्मे लोग
his students, but such a teacher should not speak to others who are not his students if he will agitate their minds. This is penance as far as talking is concerned. Besides that, one should not talk nonsense. When speaking in spiritual circles, one's statements must be upheld by the scriptures. One should at once quote from scriptural authority to back up what he is saying. At the same time, such talk should be very pleasurable to the ear. By such discussions, one may derive the highest benefit and elevate human society. There is a limitless stock of Vedic literature, and one should study this. This is called penance of speech.
TEXT 16
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः । भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥१६॥
manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ bhāva-saṁśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate
manaḥ-prasādaḥ —satisfaction of the mind;  saumyatvam —without duplicity towards others;  maunam —gravity;  ātma —self;  vinigrahaḥ —control;  bhāva —nature;  saṁśuddhiḥ —purification;  iti —thus;  etat —that is;  tapaḥ —austerity;  mānasam —of the mind;  ucyate —is said to be.
TRANSLATION
And serenity, simplicity, gravity, self-control and purity of thought are the austerities of the mind.
PURPORT
To make the mind austere is to detach it from sense gratification. It should be so trained that it can be always thinking of doing good for others. The best training for the mind is gravity in thought. One should not deviate from Krṣṇa consciousness and must always avoid sense gratification. To purify one's nature is to become Krṣṇa conscious. Satisfaction of the mind can be obtained only by taking the mind away from thoughts of sense enjoyment. The more we think of sense enjoyment,