偈颂 17.217.117.217.317.417.517.617.717.817.917.1017.1117.1217.1317.1417.1517.1617.1717.1817.1917.2017.2117.2217.2317.2417.2517.2617.2717.28

The Blessed Lord said Threefold is the faith of the embodied, which is inherent in their nature the Sattvic (pure), the Rajasic (passionate) and the Tamasic (dark). Do thou hear of it.

The Lord said: The faith of embodied beings is of three kinds, born of their own nature: sattvic, rajasic and tamasic. Hear about it.

Krishna answers by turning the question from scripture to the person. Faith itself is threefold, and it is born of each being's own nature (svabhāva). It may be sattvic, rajasic or tamasic. Rather than judging people simply by whether they follow rules, he will show how the quality of their faith shapes their worship and conduct. The approach is generous: it assumes that everyone has faith of some kind and that the question is what kind.