Gita Verse 17.1

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 1

Sanskrit Verse

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha

ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ

teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ

Word meanings

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; ye—who; śhāstra-vidhim—scriptural injunctions; utsṛijya—disregard; yajante—worship; śhraddhayā-anvitāḥ—with faith; teṣhām—their; niṣhṭhā—faith; tu—indeed; kā—what; kṛiṣhṇa—Krishna; sattvam—mode of goodness; āho—or; rajaḥ—mode of passion; tamaḥ—mode of ignorance

Swami Sivananda's translation

Arjuna said, “What is the condition of those who, disregarding the injunctions of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith—is it Sattva, Rajas, or Tamas, O Krishna?”

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 17

Related Gunas: Sattva

Related Gunas: Rajas

Related Gunas: Tamas