Chapter 17
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Verse 15
Sanskrit
अनुदेकारं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्। स्वाध्यायाभ्यासं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते॥१५॥
Hindi Translation
जो उद्देश न करने वाला, प्रिय और हितकारक एवं यथार्थ भाषण है तथा जो वेद-शास्त्रों के पठन् का एवं परमेश्वर के नाम-जप का अभ्यास है—वही वाणी संबंधी तप कहा जाता है ॥१५॥
English Translation
Words which cause no annoyance to others and are truthful, agreeable and wholesome, as well as the study of the Vedas and other Sastras and the practice of repetition of the Divine Name—this is known as the austerity of speech.