From the Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 18, Verse 42

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च |ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ||१८-४२||

śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca . jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam ||18-42||

अर्थ · Hindi

।।18.42।। शम, दम, तप, शौच, क्षान्ति, आर्जव, ज्ञान, विज्ञान और आस्तिक्य - ये ब्राह्मण के स्वाभाविक कर्म हैं।।

Meaning · English

18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness and also uprightness, knowledge, realisation and belief in God are the duties of the Brahmanas, born of (their own) nature.

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