# Penance *35 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is* * as candrāyaṇa and cāturmāsya, **[[bg/4/29#translation|Bg. 4.29]]** * as severe austerities for enlightenment, **[[bg/4/28#translation|Bg. 4.28]]** * as tapas, austerity, a divine quality, **[[bg/16/1-3#translation|Bg. 16.1-3]]** * before surrender to Kṛṣṇa, *[[bg/12/3-4#purport|Bg. 12.3-4]]* * begun with word om, **[[bg/17/24#translation|Bg. 17.24]]** * created by Kṛṣṇa, defined, **[[bg/10/4-5#translation|Bg. 10.4-5]]** * demonic when severe, **[[bg/17/5-6#translation|Bg. 17.5-6]]** * for pleasing Supreme Person, **[[bg/17/26-27#translation|Bg. 17.26-27]]** * for purification recommended, *[[bg/5/22#purport|Bg. 5.22]]* * in goodness, **[[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/17/19#translation|Bg. 17.19]]** * in vānaprastha life, *[[bg/8/28#purport|Bg. 8.28]]* * Kṛṣṇa as penance of ascetics, **[[bg/7/9#translation|Bg. 7.9]]** * Kṛṣṇa as purpose and enjoyer of, **[[bg/2/67#translation|Bg. 2.67]]**, *[[bg/5/29#purport|Bg. 5.29]]* * necessary for acceptance of Kṛṣṇa, *[[bg/2/29#purport|Bg. 2.29]]* * not necessary for advanced devotee, *[[bg/2/52#purport|Bg. 2.52]]* * not necessary in devotional service, **[[bg/9/15#translation|Bg. 9.15]]** * of speech, *[[bg/17/14#purport|Bg. 17.14]]*, **[[bg/17/16#translation|Bg. 17.16]]** * of the body, **[[bg/17/14#translation|Bg. 17.14]]** * purifies even great souls, **[[bg/18/6#translation|Bg. 18.6]]** * should never be abandoned, **[[bg/18/3#translation|Bg. 18.3]]**, **[[bg/18/6#translation|Bg. 18.6]]** * tat and sat uttered with, **[[bg/17/25#translation|Bg. 17.25]]**, **[[bg/17/26-27#translation|Bg. 17.26-27]]** * to be performed according to Vedic principles, **[[bg/11/54#translation|Bg. 11.54]]** * undergone by Brahmā for one thousand years, *[[bg/10/6#purport|Bg. 10.6]]* * while studying under spiritual master, *[[bg/8/28#purport|Bg. 8.28]]* * will not reveal two-armed form, **[[bg/11/53#translation|Bg. 11.53]]**