Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 17.2

श्रीभगवानुवाच त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां शृणु

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha tri-vidhā bhavati śhraddhā dehināṁ sā svabhāva-jā sāttvikī rājasī chaiva tāmasī cheti tāṁ śhṛiṇu

Recitation · Text 17.2
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The faith of embodied beings is of three kinds, born of their own nature: of goodness, of passion and of darkness. Faith is not treated as one thing you either have or lack, but as something with a character.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Faith is not something you have or lack — it is something with a character.