Shrimad Bhagavad Gita

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अर्जुन उवाच । ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः । तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः ॥ १७-१॥

sanskrit

Arjun said O Krishna ! Those who, setting aside Shaastravidhi ( the ordinances of the scriptures ), perform Yagya ( sacrifice ) with faith, what is their condition? It is Sattva, Rajas or Tamas?

english translation

hindi translation

arjuna uvAca | ye zAstravidhimutsRjya yajante zraddhayAnvitAH | teSAM niSThA tu kA kRSNa sattvamAho rajastamaH || 17-1||

hk transliteration

श्रीभगवानुवाच । त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा । सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श‍ृणु ॥ १७-२॥

sanskrit

Shri Bhagvan said That faith of the embodied beings, born of their own nature, is threefold-born of sattva, rajas and tamas. Hear about it.

english translation

hindi translation

zrIbhagavAnuvAca | trividhA bhavati zraddhA dehinAM sA svabhAvajA | sAttvikI rAjasI caiva tAmasI ceti tAM za‍RNu || 17-2||

hk transliteration

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत । श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः ॥ १७-३॥

sanskrit

O Bharat ( Arjun )! The faith of each is in accordance with his nature. The man consists of faith. Whatever his faith is, that verily is he.

english translation

hindi translation

sattvAnurUpA sarvasya zraddhA bhavati bhArata | zraddhAmayo'yaM puruSo yo yacchraddhaH sa eva saH || 17-3||

hk transliteration

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः । प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः ॥ १७-४॥

sanskrit

The Sattvik types worship the gods. The Rajas types worship Yakshas and Rakshasas. And the others, the Tamas types, worship the departed ancestors and hosts of Bhutas.

english translation

hindi translation

yajante sAttvikA devAnyakSarakSAMsi rAjasAH | pretAnbhUtagaNAMzcAnye yajante tAmasA janAH || 17-4||

hk transliteration

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः । दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः ॥ १७-५॥

sanskrit

Those men who practice terrible austerity not enjoined by the Shaastras ( Scriptures ), given to ostentation and conceit, and prompted by the force of sensual desires and passion;

english translation

hindi translation

azAstravihitaM ghoraM tapyante ye tapo janAH | dambhAhaGkArasaMyuktAH kAmarAgabalAnvitAH || 17-5||

hk transliteration