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Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga · The Three Kinds of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.4
Sanskrit
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः । प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः ॥17.4॥
Transliteration
yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ | pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ‖17.4‖
Meaning
“Sattvic people worship the gods; the rajasic worship spirits and demons; the tamasic worship ghosts and hosts of spirits.”
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Theme: The Three Kinds of Faith
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