Krishna concludes His explanation of the three types of austerity (body, speech, and mind) by categorizing the intent behind them. When these threefold austerities (tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ) are performed by people with supreme, transcendental faith (śraddhayā parayā) who are completely free from the desire for material rewards (aphalākāṅkṣibhir), the austerity is categorized as being in the mode of pure goodness (sāttvikam).