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TEXT 15 anudvega-karam vakyam
SYNONYMS  anudvega--not
agitating; karam--producing; vakyam--words; satyam--truthful;
priya--dear; hitam--beneficial; ca--also; yat--which;
svadhyaya--Vedic study; abhyasanam--practice; ca--also;
eva--certainly; van-mayam--of the voice; tapah--austerity;
ucyate--is said to be.
TRANSLATION Austerity
of speech consists in speaking truthfully and beneficially and in avoiding
speech that offends. One should also recite the Vedas regularly.
PURPORT One should not
speak in such a way as to agitate the minds of others. Of course, when
a teacher speaks, he can speak the truth for the instruction of 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.
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