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Bhagavad Gita 17.1
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Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः
Transliteration
arjuna uvācha
ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ
teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ
ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ
teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ
Synonyms
arjunaḥ uvāca: Arjuna said;
ye: those who;
śāstra: vidhim — the regulations of scripture;
utsṛjya: giving up;
yajante: worship;
śraddhayā: full faith;
anvitāḥ: possessed of;
teṣām: of them;
niṣṭhā: the faith;
tu: but;
kā: what;
kṛṣṇa: O Kṛṣṇa;
sattvam: in goodness;
āho: or else;
rajaḥ: in passion;
tamaḥ: in ignorance .;
English Meaning
Arjuna inquired: O Kṛṣṇa, what is the situation of those who do not follow the principles of scripture but worship according to their own imagination? Are they in goodness, in passion or in ignorance?
Life Theme
Faith and Choices
Life Application
Making choices that reflect one’s values and belief system.