श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः |\nअफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ||१७-१७||
śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapastattrividhaṃ naraiḥ .\naphalākāṅkṣibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ paricakṣate ||17-17||
When devout persons with ardent faith practice these three-fold austerities without yearning for material rewards, they are designated as austerities in the mode of goodness.