Bhagavad Gita 17.2 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Everyone’s faith is shaped by their nature — calm, restless or dull.”
What it means
Krishna answers: “Everyone's faith comes from their nature. It can be clear, restless or dull. Listen.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा । सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां शृणु ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca trividhā bhavati śraddhā dehināṃ sā svabhāvajā sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ceti tāṃ śṛṇu
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: That faith of the embodied beings, born of their own nature, is threefold-born of sattva, rajas and tamas. Hear about it.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्री भगवान् ने कहा -- देहधारियों (मनुष्यों) की वह स्वाभाविक (ज्ञानरहित) श्रद्धा तीन प् रकार की - सात्त्विक, राजसिक और तामसिक - होती हैं, उसे तुम मुझसे सुनो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 17.3“Each person's faith matches their inner nature. A person is made of their faith — whatever their faith is, that is what they are.”