# Austerity *17 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is* * according to three modes, *[[bg/17/7#purport|Bg. 17.7]]*, **[[bg/17/14#translation|Bg. 17.14]]**, **[[bg/17/20#translation|Bg. 17.20]]** * as quality of brāhmaṇa, **[[bg/18/42#translation|Bg. 18.42]]** * demonic when severe, **[[bg/17/5-6#translation|Bg. 17.5-6]]** * in goodness to please Kṛṣṇa, **[[bg/17/17#translation|Bg. 17.17]]** * in ignorance to destroy self or others, **[[bg/17/20#translation|Bg. 17.20]]** * in passion unstable, *[[bg/17/17#purport|Bg. 17.17]]* * as a quality of speech to make Kṛṣṇa pleased, **[[bg/17/11#translation|Bg. 17.11]]** * of speech, defined, **[[bg/17/11#translation|Bg. 17.11]]** * of the body, **[[bg/17/8-10#translation|Bg. 17.8-10]]** * of the mind, **[[bg/17/11#translation|Bg. 17.11]]** * regulated principles advised in, **[[bg/12/8#translation|Bg. 12.8]]** * severs knot of material affection, **[[bg/7/2#translation|Bg. 7.2]]** * success formula given by Rūpa Gosvāmī, **[[bg/7/15#translation|Bg. 7.15]]**