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Krishna

श्रीभगवानुवाच

17.2 त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां शृणु

śrī bhagavān uvāca

trividhā bhavati śraddhā dehināṃ sā svabhāvajā | sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ceti tāṃ śṛṇu

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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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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

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."

Shri Purohit Swami

Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen.

Swami Adidevananda

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.

Swami Gambirananda

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.

Swami Sivananda

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.

Krishna

17.4 यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः

yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ | pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ

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yajante—worship;sāttvikāḥ—those in the mode of goodness;devān—celestial gods;yakṣha—semi-celestial beings who exude power and wealth;rakṣhānsi—powerful beings who embody sensual enjoyment, revenge, and wrath;rājasāḥ—those in the mode of passion;pretān-bhūta-gaṇān—ghosts and spirits;cha—and;anye—others;yajante—worship;tāmasāḥ—those in the mode of ignorance;janāḥ—persons

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The men of the Sattva strand perform sacrifices intending for the gods; the men of the Rajas strand do so for the spirits and demons; and the men of the Tamas strand perform sacrifices intending for the imps, the dead, and the ghosts.

Shri Purohit Swami

The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature.

Swami Adidevananda

The Sattvika types worship the gods. The Rajasa types worship Yaksas and Raksasas. And the others, the Tamasa types, worship the departed ancestors and hosts of Bhutas.

Swami Gambirananda

Those having the sattva quality worship the gods; those having rajas, the demi-gods and ogres; and other people possessed of tamas worship ghosts and the hosts of spirits.

Swami Sivananda

The Sattwic or pure men worship the gods; the Rajasic or the passionate worship the Yakshas and the Rakshasas; the others (the Tamasic or the deluded) worship the ghosts and the hosts of nature-spirits.

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17.3 सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः

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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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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

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.

Shri Purohit Swami

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.

Swami Adidevananda

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.

Swami Gambirananda

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.

Swami Sivananda

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.