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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 28

The Three Kinds of Faith

अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह

aśhraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapas taptaṁ kṛitaṁ cha yat asad ity uchyate pārtha na cha tat pretya no iha

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.28 mean?

Whatever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity, gift, or anything else, is called Asat (meaning "Unreal"), for it is the negation of Sat, O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter.

Word-by-word meaning

aśhraddhayā—without faith · hutam—sacrifice · dattam—charity · tapaḥ—penance · taptam—practiced · kṛitam—done · cha—and · yat—which · asat—perishable · iti—thus · uchyate—are termed as · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · na—not · cha—and · tat—that · pretya—in the next world · na u—not · iha—in this world

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