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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)18.42

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शमो दमस्तथाः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च । ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्राह्मं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ १८-४२ ॥
śamo damastathāḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca | jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brāhmaṃ karma svabhāvajam || 18-42 ||
— calm, restraint, likewise purity ; — forbearance and uprightness ; — knowledge, discernment, faith ; — is the brāhmaṇa's duty, born of his nature

Calm, restraint, austerity, purity, forbearance, uprightness, knowledge, discernment, and faith — these are the brāhmaṇa's duty, born of his nature.