श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१५ — अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यम् — Benefits & How to Chant
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१५ — अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यम्
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१५ — अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यम्
Teaches the discipline of kind, truthful and beneficial speech
Helps avoid harsh, hurtful or agitating words that create conflict
Purifies the tongue and mind through right speech as a spiritual austerity
Encourages the regular study and recitation of sacred texts
Improves relationships and brings harmony to family and society
Builds the higher virtue of speaking truth that is also gentle and useful
How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१५ — अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यम्
Instructions
Recite this verse in the morning and take its four-fold test for your words throughout the day — are they non-agitating, truthful, pleasant and beneficial? Pair it with a little daily scriptural study (svadhyaya) as the verse advises. Whenever you are tempted to speak in anger or carelessness, recall it to transform speech itself into a purifying austerity.
Spiritual Significance
Sages who perfected the austerity of speech are said to have gained 'vak-siddhi' — the power by which their gentle, truthful words always came true and brought blessing — showing the spiritual potency that disciplined speech can attain.
Origin & History
Source: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 15
Author: Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
In the seventeenth chapter, Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga, Krishna explains how faith and conduct are colored by the three gunas. Describing austerity of body, speech and mind, he gives this definition of the austerity of speech: words that are non-agitating, truthful, pleasant and beneficial, joined with the study of scripture.