अर्जुन उवाच
17.1 ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः
arjuna uvāca
ye śāstra
Word meanings
ye—who;śhāstra-vidhim—scriptural injunctions;utsṛijya—disregard;yajante—worship;śhraddhayā-anvitāḥ—with faith;teṣhām—their;niṣhṭhā—faith;tu—indeed;kā—what;kṛiṣhṇa—Krishna;sattvam—mode of goodness;āho—or;rajaḥ—mode of passion;tamaḥ—mode of ignorance
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said: "What is the state of those who remain faithful but neglect the scriptural injunctions—is it sattva, rajas, or tamas? O Krsna!"
"Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?
Arjuna said Now what, O Krsna, is the position or basis of those who leave aside the injunction of the Sastra, yet worship with faith? Is it Sattva, Rajas or Tamas?
Arjuna said But, ['But' is used to present a standpoint distinct from the earlier ones understand from 16.23-4.-S.] O Krsna, what is the state [i.e., where do the rites undertaken by them end?] of those who, endued with faith, adore [Adore-perform sacrifices, distribute wealth etc. in honour of gods and others.] by ignoring the injunctions of the scriptures? Is it sattva, rajas or tamas?
Those who, setting aside the ordinances of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith, what is their condition, O Krishna? Is it that of Sattwa, Rajas or Tamas?
17.3 सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः
sattv
Word meanings
sattva-anurūpā—conforming to the nature of one’s mind;sarvasya—all;śhraddhā—faith;bhavati—is;bhārata—Arjun, the scion of Bharat;śhraddhāmayaḥ—possessing faith;ayam—that;puruṣhaḥ—human being;yaḥ—who;yat-śhraddhaḥ—whatever the nature of their faith;saḥ—their;eva—verily;saḥ—they
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Corresponding to one's own sattva, O descendant of Bharata, everybody has faith. The person predominantly consists of faith. Whatever one has faith in, that he becomes certainly.
The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him.
The faith of everyone, O Arjuna, is in accordance with his internal organ (Antahkarana). Man consists of faith. Whatever his faith is, that verily is he.
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, the faith of all beings is in accordance with their minds. This person is made up of faith as the dominant factor. He is verily what his faith is.
The faith of each is in accordance with his nature, O Arjuna! The man consists of his faith; as a man’s faith is, so is he.
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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श्रीभगवानुवाच
17.2 त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां शृणु
śrī bhagavān uvāca
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Word meanings
tri-vidhā—of three kinds;bhavati—is;śhraddhā—faith;dehinām—embodied beings;sā—which;sva-bhāva-jā—born of one’s innate nature;sāttvikī—of the mode of goodness;rājasī—of the mode of passion;cha—and;eva—certainly;tāmasī—of the mode of ignorance;cha—and;iti—thus;tām—about this;śhṛiṇu—hear
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Bhagavat said, "The faith of the embodied persons is born of their nature and is of three kinds [viz.]: that which is made of Sattva; that which is made of Rajas; and that which is made of Tamas. Listen about them."
Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen.
The Lord said Threefold is the faith of embodied beings, born of their own nature, constituted of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Listen now about it.
The Blessed Lord said That faith of the embodied beings, born of their own nature, is threefold-born of sattva, rajas and tamas. Hear about it.
Threefold is the faith of the embodied, which is inherent in their nature–the Sattwic (pure), the Rajasic (passionate), and the Tamasic (dark). Do thou hear of it.
