Bhagavad Gita 17.4
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।
yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥ pretān bhūta-gaṇānśh chānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yajante | yajante | worship |
| sāttvikāḥ | sāttvikāḥ | those in the mode of goodness |
| devān | devān | celestial gods |
| yakṣha | yakṣha | semi-celestial beings who exude power and wealth |
| rakṣhānsi | rakṣhānsi | powerful beings who embody sensual enjoyment, revenge, and wrath |
| rājasāḥ | rājasāḥ | those in the mode of passion |
| pretān-bhūta-gaṇān | pretān-bhūta-gaṇān | ghosts and spirits |
| cha | cha | and |
| anye | anye | others |
| yajante | yajante | worship |
| tāmasāḥ | tāmasāḥ | those in the mode of ignorance |
| janāḥ | janāḥ | persons |
The sattvic, or pure, men worship the gods; the rajasic, or passionate, worship the yakshas and rakshasas; the others, the tamasic or deluded people, worship ghosts and hosts of nature-spirits.
सात्त्विक पुरुष देवताओं को पूजते हैं और राजस लोग यक्ष और राक्षसों को, तथा अन्य तामसी जन प्रेत और भूतगणों को पूजते हैं।।