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श्री भगवानुवाच

त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।

सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

।।17.2।।श्रीभगवानुवाच -- सर्वेषां देहिनां श्रद्धा त्रिविधा भवति सा च स्वभावजा -- स्वभावः स्वासाधारणो भावः? प्राचीनवासनानिमित्तः तत्तद्रुचिविशेषः? यत्र रुचिः तत्र श्रद्धा जायते। श्रद्धा हिस्वाभिमतं साधयति एतत् इतिविश्वासपूर्विका साधने त्वरा। वासना रुचिः च श्रद्धा च आत्मधर्माः गुणसंसर्गजाः।तेषाम् आत्मधर्माणां वासनादीना जनकाः देहेन्द्रियान्तः करणविषयगता धर्माः कार्यैकनिरूपणीयाः सत्त्वादयो गुणाः? सत्त्वादिगुणयुक्तदेहाद्यनुभवजा इत्यर्थः।ततः च इयं श्रद्धा सात्त्विकी राजसी तामसी च इति त्रिविधा। ताम् इमां श्रद्धां श्रृणु। सा श्रद्धा यत्स्वभावा तं स्वभावं श्रृणु इति अर्थः।

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

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 unie 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 alities of the self born from its association with the Gunas. The Sattva and the other Gunas are the alities of the body, the senses, the internal organs and sense-objects. They bring about their alities 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.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

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. acired 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: