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Bhagavad Gita 17.2

Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Kinds of Faith) · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग

Shri Krishna said · श्रीभगवान ने कहा

त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा ।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु ॥

trividhā bhavati śraddhā dehināṃ sā svabhāvajā |sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ceti tāṃ śrṛṇu ||

Meaning of Gita 17.2 in English

Krishna replies that the faith of every embodied person is of three kinds, born from their own nature: sattvic, rajasic and tamasic. He asks Arjuna to listen.

गीता 17.2 का हिंदी अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं कि हर मनुष्य की श्रद्धा उसके स्वभाव से पैदा होती है और तीन प्रकार की होती है — सात्त्विक, राजसिक और तामसिक। अब इसे सुनो।

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