Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 17

zrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - saptadazo'dhyAyaH

zloka 1

OM zrI paramAtmane namaH

atha saptadazo'dhyAyaH |

zraddhAtrayavibhAgayogaH

arjuna uvAca

ye zAstravidhimutsRjya yajante zraddhayAnvitAH |

teSAM niSThA tu kA kRSNa sattvamAho rajastamaH || 1 ||

zrIbhagavAnuvAca

trividhA bhavati zraddhA dehinAM sA svabhAvajA |

sAttvikI rAjasI caiva tAmasI ceti tAM zRNu || 2 ||

sattvAnurUpA sarvasya zraddhA bhavati bhArata |

zraddhAmayo'yaM puruSo yo yacchraddhaH sa eva saH || 3 ||

yajante sAttvikA devAnyakSarakSAMsi rAjasAH |

pretAnbhUtagaNAMzcAnye yajante tAmasA janAH || 4 ||

azAstravihitaM ghoraM tapyante ye tapo janAH |

dambhAhaGkArasaMyuktAH kAmarAgabalAnvitAH || 5 ||

karSayantaH zarIrasthaM bhUtagrAmamacetasaH |

mAM caivAntaHzarIrasthaM tAnviddhyAsuranizcayAn || 6 ||

AhArastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaH |

yajJastapastathA dAnaM teSAM bhedamimaM zRNu || 7 ||

AyuHsattvabalArogyasukhaprItivivardhanAH |

rasyAH snigdhAH sthirA hRdyA AhArAH sAttvikapriyAH || 8 ||

kaTvamlalavaNAtyuSNatIkSNarUkSavidAhinaH |

AhArA rAjasasyeSTA duHkhazokAmayapradAH || 9 ||

yAtayAmaM gatarasaM pUti paryuSitaM ca yat |

ucchiSTamapi cAmedhyaM bhojanaM tAmasapriyam || 10 ||

aphalAkAGkSibhiryajJo vidhidRSTo ya ijyate |

yaSTavyameveti manaH samAdhAya sa sAttvikaH || 11 ||

abhisandhAya tu phalaM dambhArthamapi caiva yat |

ijyate bharatazreSTha taM yajJaM viddhi rAjasam || 12 ||

vidhihInamasRSTAnnaM mantrahInamadakSiNam |

zraddhAvirahitaM yajJaM tAmasaM paricakSate || 13 ||

devadvijaguruprAjJapUjanaM zaucamArjavam |

brahmacaryamahiMsA ca zArIraM tapa ucyate || 14 ||

anudvegakaraM vAkyaM satyaM priyahitaM ca yat |

svAdhyAyAbhyasanaM caiva vAGmayaM tapa ucyate || 15 ||

manaH prasAdaH saumyatvaM maunamAtmavinigrahaH |

bhAvasaMzuddhirityetattapo mAnasamucyate || 16 ||

zraddhayA parayA taptaM tapastattrividhaM naraiH |

aphalAkAGkSibhiryuktaiH sAttvikaM paricakSate || 17 ||

satkAramAnapUjArthaM tapo dambhena caiva yat |

kriyate tadiha proktaM rAjasaM calamadhruvam || 18 ||

mUDhagrAheNAtmano yatpIDayA kriyate tapaH |

parasyotsAdanArthaM vA tattAmasamudAhRtam || 19 ||

dAtavyamiti yaddAnaM dIyate'nupakAriNe |

deze kAle ca pAtre ca taddAnaM sAttvikaM smRtam || 20 ||

yattu prattyupakArArthaM phalamuddizya vA punaH |

dIyate ca parikliSTaM taddAnaM rAjasaM smRtam || 21 ||

adezakAle yaddAnamapAtrebhyazca dIyate |

asatkRtamavajJAtaM tattAmasamudAhRtam || 22 ||

OM tatsaditi nirdezo brahmaNastrividhaH smRtaH |

brAhmaNAstena vedAzca yajJAzca vihitAH purA || 23 ||

tasmAdomityudAhRtya yajJadAnatapaHkriyAH |

pravartante vidhAnoktAH satataM brahmavAdinAm || 24 ||

tadityanabhisandhAya phalaM yajJatapaHkriyAH |

dAnakriyAzca vividhAH kriyante mokSakAGkSibhiH || 25 ||

sadbhAve sAdhubhAve ca sadityetatprayujyate |

prazaste karmaNi tathA sacchabdaH pArtha yujyate || 26 ||

yajJe tapasi dAne ca sthitiH saditi cocyate |

karma caiva tadarthIyaM sadityevAbhidhIyate || 27 ||

azraddhayA hutaM dattaM tapastaptaM kRtaM ca yat |

asadityucyate pArtha na ca tatprepya no iha || 28 ||

OM tatsaditi zrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniSatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogazAstre

zrIkRSNArjunasaMvAde zraddhAtrayavibhAgayogo nAma saptadazo'dhyAyaH ||17 ||