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The Three Kinds of Faith
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः
arjuna uvācha ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ
Arjuna asked, "My Lord, what is the condition of those who perform acts of sacrifice not according to the scriptures, but with implicit faith? Is it one of purity, passion, or ignorance?"
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · ye—who · śhāstra-vidhim—scriptural injunctions · utsṛijya—disregard · yajante—worship · śhraddhayā-anvitāḥ—with faith · teṣhām—their · niṣhṭhā—faith · tu—indeed · kā—what · kṛiṣhṇa—Krishna · sattvam—mode of goodness · āho—or · rajaḥ—mode of passion · tamaḥ—mode of ignorance
dutydevotionrenunciationgodactionignorancenaturesacrifice
Tell Krishna how this verse meets your life