{"id":7792,"date":"2026-09-16T19:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/bhagavad-gita-chapter-17-shraddhatraya-vibhaga-yoga-iast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T23:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:41:37","slug":"bhagavad-gita-chapter-17-shraddhatraya-vibhaga-yoga-iast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dixith.com\/jeevana-sutra\/bhagavad-gita-chapter-17-shraddhatraya-vibhaga-yoga-iast\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 in English IAST: \u015araddh\u0101traya Vibh\u0101ga Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0caa\u0cbf \u00b7 \u0932\u093f\u092a\u093f\u0903 \u00b7 Script: \u0c95\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0ca1<\/a>  \u00b7  \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924\u092e\u094d<\/a>  \u00b7  English IAST<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 17: \u015araddh\u0101traya Vibh\u0101ga Yoga<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Twenty-eight verses. Arjuna\u2019s question about those who worship with faith without knowing scripture, the three kinds of faith, of food, of sacrifice, of austerity and of giving, and \u2018Om Tat Sat\u2019, which hallows all action, are here.
Tap any verse card to open its page with the word-by-word meaning. Pages are ready for every verse of this chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

All eighteen chapters are listed here: \u015ar\u012bmad Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

1<\/span>arjuna uv\u0101ca
ye \u015b\u0101stravidhimuts\u1e5bjya yajante \u015braddhay\u0101nvit\u0101\u1e25|
te\u1e63\u0101\u1e43 ni\u1e63\u1e6dh\u0101 tu k\u0101 k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a sattvam\u0101ho rajastama\u1e25 || 1 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.1 \u2192<\/span><\/a>2<\/span>\u015br\u012bbhagav\u0101nuv\u0101ca
trividh\u0101 bhavati \u015braddh\u0101 dehin\u0101\u1e43 s\u0101 svabh\u0101vaj\u0101|
s\u0101ttvik\u012b r\u0101jas\u012b caiva t\u0101mas\u012b ceti t\u0101\u1e43 \u015b\u1e5b\u1e47u || 2 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.2 \u2192<\/span><\/a>3<\/span>sattv\u0101nur\u016bp\u0101 sarvasya \u015braddh\u0101 bhavati bh\u0101rata|
\u015braddh\u0101mayo’ya\u1e43 puru\u1e63o yo yacchraddha\u1e25 sa eva sa\u1e25 || 3 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.3 \u2192<\/span><\/a>4<\/span>yajante s\u0101ttvik\u0101 dev\u0101nyak\u1e63arak\u1e63\u0101\u1e43si r\u0101jas\u0101\u1e25|
pret\u0101nbh\u016btaga\u1e47\u0101\u1e43\u015bc\u0101nye yajante t\u0101mas\u0101 jan\u0101\u1e25 || 4 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.4 \u2192<\/span><\/a>5<\/span>a\u015b\u0101stravihita\u1e43 ghora\u1e43 tapyante ye tapo jan\u0101\u1e25|
dambh\u0101ha\u1e45k\u0101rasa\u1e43yukt\u0101\u1e25 k\u0101mar\u0101gabal\u0101nvit\u0101\u1e25 || 5 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.5 \u2192<\/span><\/a>6<\/span>kar\u1e63ayanta\u1e25 \u015bar\u012brastha\u1e43 bh\u016btagr\u0101mamacetasa\u1e25|
m\u0101\u1e43 caiv\u0101nta\u1e25\u015bar\u012brastha\u1e43 t\u0101nviddhy\u0101surani\u015bcay\u0101n || 6 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.6 \u2192<\/span><\/a>7<\/span>\u0101h\u0101rastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priya\u1e25|
yaj\u00f1astapastath\u0101 d\u0101na\u1e43 te\u1e63\u0101\u1e43 bhedamima\u1e43 \u015b\u1e5b\u1e47u || 7 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.7 \u2192<\/span><\/a>8<\/span>\u0101yu\u1e25sattvabal\u0101rogyasukhapr\u012btivivardhan\u0101\u1e25|
rasy\u0101\u1e25 snigdh\u0101\u1e25 sthir\u0101 h\u1e5bdy\u0101 \u0101h\u0101r\u0101\u1e25 s\u0101ttvikapriy\u0101\u1e25 || 8 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.8 \u2192<\/span><\/a>9<\/span>ka\u1e6dvamlalava\u1e47\u0101tyu\u1e63\u1e47at\u012bk\u1e63\u1e47ar\u016bk\u1e63avid\u0101hina\u1e25|
\u0101h\u0101r\u0101 r\u0101jasasye\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101 du\u1e25kha\u015bok\u0101mayaprad\u0101\u1e25 || 9 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.9 \u2192<\/span><\/a>10<\/span>y\u0101tay\u0101ma\u1e43 gatarasa\u1e43 p\u016bti paryu\u1e63ita\u1e43 ca yat|
ucchi\u1e63\u1e6damapi c\u0101medhya\u1e43 bhojana\u1e43 t\u0101masapriyam || 10 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.10 \u2192<\/span><\/a>11<\/span>aphal\u0101k\u0101\u1e45k\u1e63ibhiryaj\u00f1o vidhid\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6do ya ijyate|
ya\u1e63\u1e6davyameveti mana\u1e25 sam\u0101dh\u0101ya sa s\u0101ttvika\u1e25 || 11 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.11 \u2192<\/span><\/a>12<\/span>abhisandh\u0101ya tu phala\u1e43 dambh\u0101rthamapi caiva yat|
ijyate bharata\u015bre\u1e63\u1e6dha ta\u1e43 yaj\u00f1a\u1e43 viddhi r\u0101jasam || 12 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.12 \u2192<\/span><\/a>13<\/span>vidhih\u012bnamas\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101nna\u1e43 mantrah\u012bnamadak\u1e63i\u1e47am|
\u015braddh\u0101virahita\u1e43 yaj\u00f1a\u1e43 t\u0101masa\u1e43 paricak\u1e63ate || 13 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.13 \u2192<\/span><\/a>14<\/span>devadvijagurupr\u0101j\u00f1ap\u016bjana\u1e43 \u015baucam\u0101rjavam|
brahmacaryamahi\u1e43s\u0101 ca \u015b\u0101r\u012bra\u1e43 tapa ucyate || 14 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.14 \u2192<\/span><\/a>15<\/span>anudvegakara\u1e43 v\u0101kya\u1e43 satya\u1e43 priyahita\u1e43 ca yat|
sv\u0101dhy\u0101y\u0101bhyasana\u1e43 caiva v\u0101\u1e45maya\u1e43 tapa ucyate || 15 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.15 \u2192<\/span><\/a>16<\/span>mana\u1e25pras\u0101da\u1e25 saumyatva\u1e43 maunam\u0101tmavinigraha\u1e25|
bh\u0101vasa\u1e43\u015buddhirityetattapo m\u0101nasamucyate || 16 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.16 \u2192<\/span><\/a>17<\/span>\u015braddhay\u0101 paray\u0101 tapta\u1e43 tapastattrividha\u1e43 narai\u1e25|
aphal\u0101k\u0101\u1e45k\u1e63ibhiryuktai\u1e25 s\u0101ttvika\u1e43 paricak\u1e63ate || 17 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.17 \u2192<\/span><\/a>18<\/span>satk\u0101ram\u0101nap\u016bj\u0101rtha\u1e43 tapo dambhena caiva yat|
kriyate tadiha prokta\u1e43 r\u0101jasa\u1e43 calamadhruvam || 18 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.18 \u2192<\/span><\/a>19<\/span>m\u016b\u1e0dhagr\u0101he\u1e47\u0101tmano yatp\u012b\u1e0day\u0101 kriyate tapa\u1e25|
parasyots\u0101dan\u0101rtha\u1e43 v\u0101 tatt\u0101masamud\u0101h\u1e5btam || 19 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.19 \u2192<\/span><\/a>20<\/span>d\u0101tavyamiti yadd\u0101na\u1e43 d\u012byate’nupak\u0101ri\u1e47e|
de\u015be k\u0101le ca p\u0101tre ca tadd\u0101na\u1e43 s\u0101ttvika\u1e43 sm\u1e5btam || 20 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.20 \u2192<\/span><\/a>21<\/span>yattu pratyupak\u0101r\u0101rtha\u1e43 phalamuddi\u015bya v\u0101 puna\u1e25|
d\u012byate ca parikli\u1e63\u1e6da\u1e43 tadd\u0101na\u1e43 r\u0101jasa\u1e43 sm\u1e5btam || 21 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.21 \u2192<\/span><\/a>22<\/span>ade\u015bak\u0101le yadd\u0101namap\u0101trebhya\u015bca d\u012byate|
asatk\u1e5btamavaj\u00f1\u0101ta\u1e43 tatt\u0101masamud\u0101h\u1e5btam || 22 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.22 \u2192<\/span><\/a>23<\/span>o\u1e43 tatsaditi nirde\u015bo brahma\u1e47astrividha\u1e25 sm\u1e5bta\u1e25|
br\u0101hma\u1e47\u0101stena ved\u0101\u015bca yaj\u00f1\u0101\u015bca vihit\u0101\u1e25 pur\u0101 || 23 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.23 \u2192<\/span><\/a>24<\/span>tasm\u0101domityud\u0101h\u1e5btya yaj\u00f1ad\u0101natapa\u1e25kriy\u0101\u1e25|
pravartante vidh\u0101nokt\u0101\u1e25 satata\u1e43 brahmav\u0101din\u0101m || 24 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.24 \u2192<\/span><\/a>25<\/span>tadityanabhisandh\u0101ya phala\u1e43 yaj\u00f1atapa\u1e25kriy\u0101\u1e25|
d\u0101nakriy\u0101\u015bca vividh\u0101\u1e25 kriyante mok\u1e63ak\u0101\u1e45k\u1e63ibhi\u1e25 || 25 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.25 \u2192<\/span><\/a>26<\/span>sadbh\u0101ve s\u0101dhubh\u0101ve ca sadityetatprayujyate|
pra\u015baste karma\u1e47i tath\u0101 sacchabda\u1e25 p\u0101rtha yujyate || 26 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.26 \u2192<\/span><\/a>27<\/span>yaj\u00f1e tapasi d\u0101ne ca sthiti\u1e25 saditi cocyate|
karma caiva tadarth\u012bya\u1e43 sadityev\u0101bhidh\u012byate || 27 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.27 \u2192<\/span><\/a>28<\/span>a\u015braddhay\u0101 huta\u1e43 datta\u1e43 tapastapta\u1e43 k\u1e5bta\u1e43 ca yat|
asadityucyate p\u0101rtha na ca tatpretya no iha || 28 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 17.28 \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

o\u1e43 tatsaditi \u015br\u012bmadbhagavadg\u012bt\u0101s\u016bpani\u1e63atsu brahmavidy\u0101y\u0101\u1e43 yoga\u015b\u0101stre \u015br\u012bk\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47\u0101rjunasa\u1e43v\u0101de \u015braddh\u0101trayavibh\u0101gayogo n\u0101ma saptada\u015bo’dhy\u0101ya\u1e25 ||<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About \u015araddh\u0101traya Vibh\u0101ga Yoga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The previous chapter ended with \u2018scripture is the authority\u2019. From that Arjuna\u2019s question arises: what is the standing of those who, not knowing the injunctions of scripture, worship with faith by watching their elders? Krishna\u2019s answer is \u2018shraddhamayo \u2019yam purushah\u2019: a person is formed of faith, and as one\u2019s faith is, so is one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith cannot be seen, but its fruits can. So the chapter sets up four mirrors: the food we like, the sacrifice we perform, our austerity and our giving. Each has three kinds, sattvic, rajasic and tamasic. At the end the three names of Brahman, \u2018Om Tat Sat\u2019, make even imperfect actions complete, while action without faith becomes \u2018asat\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the chapter moves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Verses 1 to 6: Arjuna\u2019s question, the three kinds of faith, and a warning against terrible austerities not taught by scripture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 7 to 10: The three kinds of food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 11 to 13: The three kinds of sacrifice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 14 to 19: Austerity of body, speech and mind, and the three kinds of austerity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 20 to 22: The three kinds of giving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 23 to 28: Om Tat Sat, and action without faith as asat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Faith and Om Tat Sat: the acharyas\u2019 views<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Shankara identifies those in Arjuna\u2019s question not as rejecters of scripture but as those who follow their elders without knowing it, and says \u2018Om Tat Sat\u2019 completes even deficient action. Ramanuja calls faith an eagerness born of the confidence that \u2018this will give what I desire\u2019, and sees sattvic action as worship of the Lord. Madhva cites the Rigveda Khila to show that \u2018Om Tat Sat\u2019 are names of the supreme Brahman. Sridhara Swami gives examples of foods, and says that small services such as sweeping the courtyard and drawing rangoli are also \u2018Sat\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These pages do not decide between the readings. Wherever the acharyas part, each position is recorded in its own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About these pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The text is that of the Gita Press edition. In 17.23, following the Gita Press text, the verse begins with \u2018Om\u2019. Verses 17.5 and 17.6 form a single sentence, and their meaning is given that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The \u2018For life today\u2019 box of the food verses carries general information about salt and blood pressure, very hot drinks, the safety of leftovers, and cautions about fasting. Those with diabetes, those who are pregnant or those with other illnesses should seek a doctor\u2019s advice about fasting and changes in diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sources:<\/strong> several.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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