sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; ahimsa -- nonviolence; satyam -- truthfulness; asteyam -- never coveting or stealing the property of others; asangah -- detachment; hrih -- humility; asancayah -- being nonpossessive; astikyam -- trust in the principles of religion; brahmacaryam -- celibacy; ca -- also; maunam -- silence; sthairyam -- steadiness; kshama -- forgiving; abhayam -- fearless; saucam -- internal and external cleanliness; japah -- chanting the holy names of the Lord; tapah -- austerity; homah -- sacrifice; sraddha -- faith; atithyam -- hospitality; mat-arcanam -- worship of Me; tirtha-atanam -- visiting holy places; para-artha-iha -- acting and desiring for the Supreme; tushtih -- satisfaction; acarya-sevanam -- serving the spiritual master; ete -- these; yamah -- disciplinary principles; sa-niyamah -- along with secondary regular duties; ubhayoh -- of each; dvadasa -- twelve; smritah -- are understood; pumsam -- by human beings; upasitah -- being cultivated with devotion; tata -- My dear Uddhava; yatha-kamam -- according to one's desire; duhanti -- they supply; hi -- indeed.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Nonviolence, truthfulness, not coveting or stealing the property of others, detachment, humility, freedom from possessiveness, trust in the principles of religion, celibacy, silence, steadiness, forgiveness and fearlessness are the twelve primary disciplinary principles. Internal cleanliness, external cleanliness, chanting the holy names of the Lord, austerity, sacrifice, faith, hospitality, worship of Me, visiting holy places, acting and desiring only for the supreme interest, satisfaction, and service to the spiritual master are the twelve elements of regular prescribed duties. These twenty-four elements bestow all desired benedictions upon those persons who devotedly cultivate them.