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The Three Kinds of Faith
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha tri-vidhā bhavati śhraddhā dehināṁ sā svabhāva-jā sāttvikī rājasī chaiva tāmasī cheti tāṁ śhṛiṇu
The Blessed Lord said: The faith of embodied beings, born of their own nature, is threefold—sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic. Hear now about it.
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Personality said · tri-vidhā—of three kinds · bhavati—is · śhraddhā—faith · dehinām—embodied beings · sā—which · sva-bhāva-jā—born of one’s innate nature · sāttvikī—of the mode of goodness · rājasī—of the mode of passion · cha—and · eva—certainly · tāmasī—of the mode of ignorance · cha—and · iti—thus · tām—about this · śhṛiṇu—hear
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Tell Krishna how this verse meets your life