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Chapter 17 · Verse 1The Three Divisions of Faith

Bhagavad Gita 17.1

BG 17.1 — Chapter 17 (The Three Divisions of Faith), Verse 1, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.

अर्जुन उवाच | ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः | तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः ||१७-१||

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arjuna uvāca . ye śāstravidhimutsṛjya yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ . teṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvamāho rajastamaḥ ||17-1||

Roman: arjuna uvaca . ye shastravidhimutsrjya yajante shraddhayanvitah . tesham nishtha tu ka krshna sattvamaho rajastamah

Arjuna said Those who, setting aside the ordinances of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith, what is their condition, O Krishna?

Arjuna said Those who, setting aside the ordinances of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith, what is their condition, O Krishna? Is is Sattva, Rajas or Tamas?