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Bhagavad-gītā 17.2
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 2
- श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
- त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा ।
- सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां शृणु ॥२॥
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- tri-vidhā bhavati śraddhā
- dehināṁ sā svabhāva-jā
- sāttvikī rājasī caiva
- tāmasī ceti tāṁ śṛṇu
śrīthe Supreme Personality of Godhead said-bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead said uvācathe Supreme Personality of Godhead said — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; triof three kinds-vidhāof three kinds — of three kinds; bhavatibecomes — becomes; śraddhāthe faith — the faith; dehināmof the embodied — of the embodied; sāthat — that; svaaccording to his mode of material nature-bhāvaaccording to his mode of material nature-jāaccording to his mode of material nature — according to his mode of material nature; sāttvikīin the mode of goodness — in the mode of goodness; rājasīin the mode of passion — in the mode of passion; caalso — also; evacertainly — certainly; tāmasīin the mode of ignorance — in the mode of ignorance; caand — and; itithus — thus; tāmthat — that; śṛṇuhear from Me — hear from Me.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: According to the modes of nature acquired by the embodied soul, one's faith can be of three kinds—in goodness, in passion or in ignorance. Now hear about this.
Those who know the rules and regulations of the scriptures but out of laziness or indolence give up following these rules and regulations are governed by the modes of material nature. According to their previous activities in the mode of goodness, passion or ignorance, they acquire a nature which is of a specific quality. The association of the living entity with the different modes of nature has been going on perpetually; since the living entity is in contact with material nature, he acquires different types of mentality according to his association with the material modes. But this nature can be changed if one associates with a bona fide spiritual master and abides by his rules and the scriptures. Gradually, one can change his position from ignorance to goodness, or from passion to goodness. The conclusion is that blind faith in a particular mode of nature cannot help a person become elevated to the perfectional stage. One has to consider things carefully, with intelligence, in the association of a bona fide spiritual master. Thus one can change his position to a higher mode of nature.