Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 17.4

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसा: प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जना:

yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥ pretān bhūta-gaṇānśh chānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ

Recitation · Text 17.4
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Those of goodness worship the gods; those of passion, the powers of wealth and force; those of darkness worship ghosts and spirits. What a person reaches for in trouble is read as a reliable indicator of where they stand.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:What a person reaches for in trouble indicates where they stand.