ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਦ੍ਭਗਵਦ੍ਗੀਤਾ ੧੭.੧੬ — ਮਨਃਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਃ ਸੌਮ੍ਯਤ੍ਵਮ੍
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१६ — मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वम् in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਆਪਣੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ/ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
ਉਤਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਥਾ
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 16 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)
The seventeenth chapter, the Yoga of the Threefold Division of Faith (Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga), classifies austerity (tapas) into that of the body, speech and mind. After describing bodily and verbal austerity, Krishna here defines mental austerity — serenity, gentleness, silence, self-control and purity of heart — as the inner discipline that completes and crowns the others.
✦ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ
Spiritual teachers point to this verse as proof that the highest austerity needs no extreme penance — only the patient purification of the mind; many seekers testify that quietly cultivating serenity, gentleness and silence transformed their lives more deeply than any harsh discipline ever could.
ਮੰਤਰ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ
ਮਨਃਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਃ ਸੌਮ੍ਯਤ੍ਵਂ ਮੌਨਮਾਤ੍ਮਵਿਨਿਗ੍ਰਹਃ। ਭਾਵਸਂਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧਿਰਿਤ੍ਯੇਤਤ੍ਤਪੋ ਮਾਨਸਮੁਚ੍ਯਤੇ॥
manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ bhāva-sanśhuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam uchyate
ਅਰਥ:मन की प्रसन्नता, सौम्यभाव, मौन आत्मसंयम और अन्त:करण की शुद्धि यह सब मानस तप कहलाता है।।
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ
ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१६ — मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वम् ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ
Cultivates serenity and cheerfulness of mind (manah-prasada)
Develops gentleness and good-heartedness in one's dealings with others
Encourages the practice of silence and inner stillness
Strengthens self-control and mastery over restless thoughts
Purifies one's intentions and feelings, refining the inner nature
Offers a practical, daily form of austerity accessible to everyone
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१६ — मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वम् ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ
Chant this verse each morning as a blueprint for the day, taking its five qualities one by one — serenity, gentleness, silence, self-control, purity of heart — as gentle resolutions. Let it guide you to make your very mind an offering of tapas, refining your thoughts and moods into calm and kindness. Returning to it through the day helps steady the mind and soften the heart.
ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ
ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
ॐ
ਪੂਰਾ श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १७.१६ — मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वम् ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ ਸਹਿਤ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ, ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਪਾਠ ਵੇਖੋ