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अथ सप्तदशोऽध्यायः

श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगः

The 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

The soul enters in
daivī sampad — the divine endowment, disciplined by the law of the Shastra
and is led towards
oṃ tat sat — works of faith consecrated to the Real
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In this chapter

28 verses

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 17 illustration, titled श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगः
Illustration · Sushanto Nath, Sri Aurobindo Society

Chapter outline

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  1. 17·1–6Faith according to the three Gunas.
  2. 17·7–10Foods according to the three Gunas.
  3. 17·11–13Sacrifice according to the three Gunas.
  4. 17·14–16Tapas of the body, speech and mind.
  5. 17·17–18Tapas according to the three Gunas.
  6. 17·19–22dana according to the three Gunas.
  7. 17·23–28The significance Om, Tat, Sat.
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The verses

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Śrī Bhagavān uvācaश्रीभगवानुवाच

  1. 17·23, a key verseओं तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः । ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा ॥ २३ ॥oṁ tatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ, brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā.The formula OM Tat Sat, is the triple definition of the Brahman, by whom the Brahmanas, the Vedas and…
  2. 17·24तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः । प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ २४ ॥tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ, pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṁ brahmavādinām.Therefore with the pronunciation of OM the acts of sacrifice, giving and askesis as laid down in the rules are…
  3. 17·25तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः । दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥ २५ ॥tadityanabhisandhāya phalaṁ yajñatapaḥkriyāḥ, dānakriyāśca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣakāṅkṣibhiḥ.With the pronunciation of Tat and without desire of fruit are performed the various acts of sacrifice, askesis…
  4. 17·26सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते । प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते ॥ २६ ॥sadbhāve sādhubhāve ca sadityetatprayujyate, praśaste karmaṇi tathā sacchabdaḥ pārtha yujyate.Sat means good and it means existence; likewise, O Partha, the word Sat is used in the sense of a good work…
  5. 17·27यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते । कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते ॥ २७ ॥yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ saditi cocyate, karma caiva tadarthīyaṁ sadityevābhidhīyate.All firm abiding in sacrifice, giving and askesis and all works done with that central view, as sacrifice, as…
  6. 17·28, a key verseअश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् । असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह ॥ २८ ॥aśraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapastaptaṁ kṛtaṁ ca yat, asadityucyate pārtha na ca tatpretya no iha.Whatever is wrought without faith, oblation, giving, askesis or other work, Asat it is called, O Partha…
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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”

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