Tapas

Definition: Austerity; self-discipline and inner heat for purification.

Insights: Tapas is the disciplined effort and perseverance that burns away impurities, preparing body and mind for higher realization.

Related Sutras

2.32

śaucasantoṣatapaḥsvādhyāyeśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ

Importance: 9/10

Cleanliness (śauca), contentment (santoṣa), austerity (tapas), self-study (svādhyāya), and devotion to Īśvara (Īśvara praṇidhāna) are the niyamas.

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2.43

kāyendriyasiddhiraśuddhikṣayāttapasaḥ

Importance: 7/10

From austerity (tapas), through the destruction of impurities, comes perfection of the body and senses.

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