अर्जुन उवाच |
Arjuna said Those who, setting aside the ordinances of the scriptures, perform sacrifice …
17.2श्रीभगवानुवाच |
The Blessed Lord said Threefold is the faith of the embodied, which is inherent in their …
17.3सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत |
The faith of each is in accordance with his nature, O Arjuna. The man consists of his fait…
17.4यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः |
The Sattvic or the pure men worship the gods; the Rajasic or the passionate worship the Ya…
17.5अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः |
Those men who practise terrific austerities not enjoined by the scriptures, given to hypoc…
17.6कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः |
Senseless, torturing all the elements in the body and Me also, Who dwell in the body, kno…
17.7आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः |
The food also which is dear to each is threefold, as also sacrifice, austerity and almsgiv…
17.8आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः |
The foods which increase life, purity, strength, health, joy and cheerfulness (good appeti…
17.9कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः |
The foods that are bitter, sour, saline, excessively hot, pungent, dry and burning, are li…
17.10यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् |
That which is state, tasteless, putrid, rotten, refuse and impure, is the food liked by th…
17.11अफलाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते |
That sacrifice which is offered by men without desire for reward as enjoined by the ordina…
17.12अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् |
The sacrifice which is offered, O Arjuna, seeking a reward and for ostentation, know thou …
17.13विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् |
They declare that sacrifice to be Tamasic which is contrary to the ordinances of the scrip…
17.14देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् |
Worship of the gods, the twice-born, the teachers and the wise, purity, straightforwardnes…
17.15अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् |
Speech which causes no excitement, truthful, pleasant and beneficial, the practice of the …
17.16मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः |
Serenity of mind, good-heartedness, self-control, purity of nature this is called mental …
17.17श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः |
This threefold austerity, practised by steadfast men, with the utmost faith, desiring no r…
17.18सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् |
The austerity which is practised with the object of gaining good reception, honour and wor…
17.19मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः |
That austerity which is practised out of a foolish notion, with self-torture, or for the p…
17.20दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे |
That gift which is given to one who does nothing in return, knowing it to be a duty to giv…
17.21यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः |
And, that gift which is given with a view to receive something in return, or looking for a…
17.22अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते |
The gift that is given at a wrong place and time, to unworthy persons, without respect or …
17.23ॐतत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः |
"Om Tat Sat": This has been declared to be the triple designation of Brahman. By that were…
17.24तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः |
Therefore, with the utterance of "Om" are the acts of sacrifice, gift and austerity as enj…
17.25तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः |
Uttering ï1Tatï1, without aiming at the fruits, are the acts of sacrifice and austerity an…
17.26सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते |
The word ï1Satï1 is used in the sense of reality and of goodness; and so also, O Arjuna, t…
17.27यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते |
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity and gift, is also called 'Sat' and also action in co…
17.28अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् |
Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practised without fa…