Chapter XVII
श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगःThe Yoga of the Threefold Division of Faith
Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga
Man is made of his faith: turn yours to the highest, and let every sacrifice, gift and askesis begin with OM and be offered to That which is. — The Delight of Krishna
Recitations
Summary of chapter 17
The Gunas, Faith and Works - The Gila next gives an analysis of action in the light of the fundamental idea of the three gunas and the transcendence of them by a self-exceeding culmination of the highest sattwic discipline. in this chapter it lays special stress on Faith. shraddha, the will to believe and to be, know, live and enact the Truth as the principal factor.
Chapter outline
- 17·1–6Faith according to the three Gunas.
- 17·7–10Foods according to the three Gunas.
- 17·11–13Sacrifice according to the three Gunas.
- 17·14–16Tapas of the body, speech and mind.
- 17·17–18Tapas according to the three Gunas.
- 17·19–22dana according to the three Gunas.
- 17·23–28The significance Om, Tat, Sat.
- 17·1–28Show all 28 verses
The verses
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Arjuna uvācaअर्जुन उवाच
Śrī Bhagavān uvācaश्रीभगवानुवाच
End of the chapter
ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सुब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादेश्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगो नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः ॥ १७॥
om tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsubrahmavidyāyāṁ yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṁvādeśraddhātrayavibhāgayogo nāma saptadaśo’dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Upanishad sung by the Lord, the science of Brahman, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the seventeenth chapter entitled “The Yoga of the Threefold Faith”
