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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17.3

sattvānurūpā sarvasya

śraddhā bhavati bhārata

śraddhā-mayo ’yaḿ puruṣo

yo yac-chraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ

Translation

O son of Bharata, according to one’s existence under the various modes of nature, one evolves a particular kind of faith. The living being is said to be of a particular faith according to the modes he has acquired.

Author Name:-Sri Ramanuja

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Sri Ramanuja

17.2 The Lord said — ‘Threefold is the faith among all’ embodied beings. And it arises from their ‘inborn nature.’ What is called Svabhava is the state unique to one’s own nature. It is the special taste or predilection caused by previous subtle impressions, ‘Vasanas.’ To whatever one’s predilection is directed, there faith is born in respect of it. For ‘faith’ is zeal or eagerness about any means in the belief that it is the way of action to achieve one’s own desired object. Vasana (subtle impression), Ruci (taste) and Sraddha (faith) are the qualities of the self born from its association with the Gunas. The Sattva and the other Gunas are the qualities of the body, the senses, the internal organs and sense-objects. They bring about their qualities in the self associated with them. These are the Vasanas. These Gunas can be described only by their effects. These (i.e., Vasanas etc.) originate from experiences with the body etc., having origination in Sattva and other Gunas. Thus faith is threefold as marked by Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Listen about this faith.

Author Name:-Sri Adi Shankaracharya

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Sri Adi Shankaracharya

17.2 Sa, that; sraddha, faith, the state about which you ask; dehinam, of the embodied beings; svabhavaja, born of their own nature-by svabhava (nature) is meant that latent impression of virtuous acts etc. acquired in the past lives, which becomes manifest at the time of death; what arises out of that is svabhavaja-; is trividha, threefold, of three kinds; sattviki, born of sattva, and related to worship of gods, etc.; rajasi, born of rajas, concerning worship of Yaksas (a class of demi-gods, Kubera and others), Raksas (ogres, Nairrti and others); and tamasi, born of tamas, concerning worship of ghosts, goblins and others. Thus it is of three kinds. Srnu, hear; tam, about it, that faith, as it is being stated. That (faith) is threefold as follows:

Author Name:-Sri Madhvacharya

Purport

Sri Madhavacharya

Consciousness is verily determined by faith. Hence the very nature of faith is indicative by the manner and way in which they worship. The word sattvanurupa means according to the mentality and characteristics arising from one’s faith which manifests from one of the three gunas or modes of material nature..

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17.3

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