Bhagavad Gita 17.4
Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Kinds of Faith) · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः ।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः ॥
yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ |pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 17.4 in English
People with sattvic nature worship the gods, those with rajasic nature worship powerful spirits and demons, and those with tamasic nature worship ghosts and spirits of the dead.
गीता 17.4 का हिंदी अर्थ
सात्त्विक लोग देवताओं की पूजा करते हैं, राजसिक लोग यक्ष और राक्षसों की, और तामसिक लोग प्रेत और भूतगणों की पूजा करते हैं।
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