Chapter 17 • Verse 2

Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of Threefold Faith

Sanskrit Verse

sri bhagavan uvaca: tri-vidha bhavati sraddha dehinam sa svabhava-ja, sattviki rajasi caiva tamasi ceti tam srinu

Translation & Meaning

Krishna answers that the innate faith of embodied beings is of three kinds — sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic — each arising from one's own nature. He invites Arjuna to hear the distinctions.

Key Teachings

  • Faith is threefold according to the gunas
  • One's nature (svabhava) determines the quality of one's faith
  • All three types of faith are naturally occurring in human beings

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