श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः | अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते
śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapastattrividhaṃ naraiḥ . aphalākāṅkṣibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ paricakṣate
當那三種苦行，由不求果報、心意堅定之人，以至高之信實踐時，人們稱之為薩埵性 (Sattva) 之行。
When that threefold austerity is undertaken with supreme faith by people who do not hanker after results and are self-controlled, they speak of it as born of sattva.
此處所指的三種苦行，包括身體、言語和意念上的修持。心意堅定意味著心境平衡，無論成敗皆不受影響。至高之信則是指對神的存在、上師的教誨、經典的智慧以及自身內在真我的堅定信念。
Trividham Threefold -- physical? vocal and mental.Yuktaih Steadfast Balanced in mind? unaffected in success and failure.Sraddhaya With faith With belief in the existence of God? in the words of the preceptor? in the teachings of the scriptures and in ones own Self.