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Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग

The Yoga of the Threefold Faith

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Chapter 17, Verse 1

अध्याय 17, श्लोक 1

श्लोक (Shlok)

अर्जुन उवाच ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

arjuna uvāca ye śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ teṣāṁ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ

Translation

Arjuna inquired: O Kṛṣṇa, what is the situation of those who do not follow the principles of scripture but worship according to their own imagination? Are they in goodness, in passion or in ignorance?

Word by Word Meaning

ये

who

शास्त्रविधिम्

the ordinances of the scriptures

उत्सृज्य

setting aside

यजन्ते

perform sacrifice

श्रद्धया

with faith

अन्विताः

endowed

तेषाम्

their

निष्ठा

condition

तु

verily

का

what

कृष्ण

O Krishna

सत्त्वम्

Sattva

आहो

or

रजः

Rajas

तमः

Tamas