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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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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. 17·7आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः । यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु ॥ ७ ॥āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ, yajñastapastathā dānaṁ teṣāṁ bhedamimaṁ śṛṇu.The food also which is dear to each is of triple character, as also sacrifice, askesis and giving.
  2. 17·8आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः । रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥ ८ ॥āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ, rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ.The sattwic temperament in the mental and physical body turns naturally to the things that increase the life…
  3. 17·9कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः । आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः ॥ ९ ॥kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavidāhinaḥ, āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ.The rajasic temperament prefers naturally food that is violently sour, pungent, hot, acrid, rough and strong…
  4. 17·10यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् । उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ॥ १० ॥yātayāmaṁ gatarasaṁ pūti paryuṣitaṁ ca yat, ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasapriyam.The tamasic temperament takes a perverse pleasure in cold, impure, stale, rotten or tasteless food or even…
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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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