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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