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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 4

The Three Kinds of Faith

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः

yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥ pretān bhūta-gaṇānśh chānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.4 mean?

Those of sattvic nature worship the gods; those of rajasic nature worship yakshas and rakshasas; and the others, persons of tamasic nature, worship the departed spirits and hosts of bhutas.

Word-by-word meaning

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

souldeathangerdevotionpleasuregodbodyignorancenaturestrengthsacrifice

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