Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 17.26

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्द: पार्थ युज्यते यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थिति: सदिति चोच्यते कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते

sad-bhāve sādhu-bhāve cha sad ity etat prayujyate praśhaste karmaṇi tathā sach-chhabdaḥ pārtha yujyate yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The word sat is used for reality and for goodness; and it is likewise applied to a praiseworthy act. One syllable does duty for what is real and what is good, as though they were not separable.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:One syllable does duty for the real and the good, as if inseparable.