Verso 17.4
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः ।
प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः ॥
Transliteración
yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ |
pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ||
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Traducción
The Sattvic or the pure men worship the gods; the Rajasic or the passionate worship the Yakshas and the Rakshasas; the others (the Tamasic or the deluded people) worship the ghosts and the hosts of the nature-spirits.
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Sattvic people worship the gods, rajasic people worship yakshas and rakshasas, and others, the tamasic, worship ghosts and hosts of spirits.
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Explicación
Krishna gives a first example: what people worship reveals their faith. The sattvic worship the gods (devas), the rajasic worship yakshas and rakshasas, powerful beings associated with wealth and force, and the tamasic worship ghosts and spirits of the dead. The list reflects the religious world of the time, but its point is general. People are drawn to powers that mirror their own desires, whether toward light and order, toward power and gain, or toward darkness and fear.
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