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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 1

The Three Kinds of Faith

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः

arjuna uvācha ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.1 mean?

Arjuna asked, "My Lord, what is the condition of those who perform acts of sacrifice not according to the scriptures, but with implicit faith? Is it one of purity, passion, or ignorance?"

Word-by-word meaning

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · 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

dutydevotionrenunciationgodactionignorancenaturesacrifice

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