Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
The three types of faith corresponding to the three gunas are explained. The influence of faith on worship, food, charity, and austerity is described.
Sattvanuरूpa sarvasya shraddha bhavati bharata, shraddha-mayo 'yam purusho yo yach-chhraddha sa eva sah
O Arjuna, the faith of each person conforms to their nature. Human beings are made of faith; what their faith is, that verily they are.
Anudvega-karam vakyam satyam priya-hitam cha yat, svadhyayabhyasanam chaiva van-mayam tapa ucyate
Speech that does not cause distress, is truthful, pleasant, beneficial, and includes the regular recitation of scriptures—this is said to be austerity of speech.
Datavyam iti yad danam diyate 'nupakarine, deshe kale cha patre cha tad danam sattvikam smritam
Charity given to a worthy person simply because it is right to give, without consideration of anything in return, at the proper time and place—such charity is of the nature of goodness.
Om tat sad iti nirdeso brahmanas tri-vidhah smritah, brahmanas tena vedas cha yajnas cha vihitah pura
Om Tat Sat—these three designations are used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth. By these, the Vedas, priests, and sacrifices were established in ancient times.
Aphala-kāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-diṣhṭo ya ijyate, yaṣhṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ
Sacrifice that is performed as a duty, without desire for reward, according to scriptural injunctions, with a concentrated mind—that is of the nature of goodness.
Deva-dwija-guru-prājña-pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavam, brahmacharyam ahinsā cha śhārīraṁ tapa uchyate
Worship of the deities, the twice-born, teachers, and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-violence—these are said to be austerity of the body.
Manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ, bhāva-saṁśhuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam uchyate
Serenity of thought, gentleness, silence, self-control, and purity of purpose—these are called austerity of the mind.