Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 17.1

अर्जुन उवाच ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विता: तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तम:

arjuna uvācha ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ

Recitation · Text 17.1
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna asks about those who worship with faith but set aside the rule of scripture: what is their standing — goodness, passion or darkness? He is asking after the sincere person who is doing it wrong, which the previous chapter had left unresolved.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:He is asking after the sincere person who is doing it wrong.