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सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।

श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

।।17.3।।सत्त्वम् अन्तःकरणम्? सर्वस्य पुरुषस्य अन्तःकरणानुरूपा श्रद्धा भवति अन्तःकरणं यादृशगुणयुक्तम्? तद्विषया श्रद्धा जायते इत्यर्थः। सत्त्वशब्दः पूर्वोक्तानां देहेन्द्रियादीनां प्रदर्शनार्थः।श्रद्धामयः अयं पुरुषः? श्रद्धामयः श्रद्धापरिणामः यो यच्छ्रद्धः? यः पुरुषो यादृश्या श्रद्धया युक्तः? स एव सः स तादृशश्रद्धापरिणामः। पुण्यकर्मविषये श्रद्धायुक्तः चेत् पुण्यकर्मफलसंयुक्तः भवति इति श्रद्धाप्रधानः फलसंयोग इति उक्तं भवति इति।तद् एव विवृणोति --

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

17.3 'Sattva' means internal organ (i.e., mind). The faith of everyone is according to his internal organ. The meaning is that with whatever Guna his internal organ is conjoined, one's faith corresponds to that Guna (i.e., Guna as object). The term Sattva covers here body, senses etc., already mentioned. Man consists of faith, viz., is the product of his faith. Of whatever faith he is, viz., with whatever faith a man is possessed, that verily he is; he is a transformation of faith of that nature. The purport is this: If the person is associated with faith in auspicious acts he becomes associated with fruit of these auspicious acts. Conseently, attainment chiefly follows one's faith. Sri Krsna further explains the same subject:

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

17.3 O scion of the Bharata dynasty, the sraddha, faith; sarvasya, of all beings; bhavati, is; sattva-anurupa, in accordance with their minds, in accordance with the internal organ which is imbued with particular impression. If this is so, what follows? The answer is: Ayam, this; purusah, person, the transmigrating soul; is sraddhamayah, made up of faith as the dominating factor. How? Sah, he, the individual soul; is eva, verily; sah, that; yah yat-sraddhah,which is the faith of that individual-he surely conforms to his faith. And, as a conseence, a person's steadfastness in sattva etc. is to be inferred from the grounds of his actions such as worship of gods etc. Hence the Lord says: