Bhagavad Gita 17.2
श्री भगवान उवाच त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha tri-vidhā bhavati śhraddhā dehināṁ sā svabhāva-jā sāttvikī rājasī chaiva tāmasī cheti tāṁ śhṛiṇu
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | the Supreme Personality said |
| tri-vidhā | tri-vidhā | of three kinds |
| bhavati | bhavati | is |
| śhraddhā | śhraddhā | faith |
| dehinām | dehinām | embodied beings |
| sā | sā | which |
| sva-bhāva-jā | sva-bhāva-jā | born of one’s innate nature |
| sāttvikī | sāttvikī | of the mode of goodness |
| rājasī | rājasī | of the mode of passion |
| cha | cha | and |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| tāmasī | tāmasī | of the mode of ignorance |
| cha | cha | and |
| iti | iti | thus |
| tām | tām | about this |
| śhṛiṇu | śhṛiṇu | hear |
The Blessed Lord said, "There are threefold faiths inherent in the nature of the embodied: the sattvic (pure), the rajasic (passionate), and the tamasic (dark). Hear of them."
श्री भगवान् ने कहा -- देहधारियों (मनुष्यों) की वह स्वाभाविक (ज्ञानरहित) श्रद्धा तीन प्रकार की - सात्त्विक, राजसिक और तामसिक - होती हैं, उसे तुम मुझसे सुनो।।