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TEXT 14 deva-dvija-guru-prajna-
SYNONYMS  deva--the
Supreme Lord; dvija--the brahmana; guru--the spiritual
master; prajna--worshipable personalities; pujanam--worship;
saucam--cleanliness; arjavam--simplicity; brahmacaryam--celibacy;
ahimsa--nonviolence; ca--also; sariram--pertaining
to the body; tapah--austerity; ucyate--is said to be.
TRANSLATION The austerity
of the body consists in this: worship of the Supreme Lord, the brahmanas,
the spiritual master, and superiors like the father and mother. Cleanliness,
simplicity, celibacy and nonviolence are also austerities of the body.
PURPORT The Supreme
Godhead here explains the different kinds of austerity and penance. First
He explains the austerities and penances practiced by the body. One should
offer, or learn to offer, respect to God or to the demigods, the perfect,
qualified brahmanas and the spiritual master and superiors like
father, mother or any person who is conversant with Vedic knowledge. These
should be given proper respect. One should practice cleansing oneself externally
and internally, and he should learn to become simple in behavior. He should
not do anything which is not sanctioned by the scriptural injunctions.
He should not indulge in sex outside of married life, for sex is sanctioned
in the scripture only in marriage, not otherwise. This is called celibacy.
These are penances and austerities as far as the body is concerned.
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