sattvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā bhavati bhārata.
śraddhāmayō.yaṅ puruṣō yō yacchraddhaḥ sa ēva saḥ৷৷17.3৷৷
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৷৷17.3৷৷ --,sattvānurūpā viśiṣṭasaṅskārōpētāntaḥkaraṇānurūpā sarvasya prāṇijātasya śraddhā bhavati bhārata. yadi ēvaṅ tataḥ kiṅ syāditi? ucyatē -- śraddhāmayaḥ ayaṅ śraddhāprāyaḥ puruṣaḥ saṅsārī jīvaḥ. katham yaḥ yacchraddhaḥ yā śraddhā yasya jīvasya saḥ yacchraddhaḥ sa ēva tacchraddhānurūpa ēva saḥ jīvaḥ৷৷tataśca kāryēṇa liṅgēna dēvādipūjayā sattvādiniṣṭhā anumēyā ityāha --,
৷৷17.3৷৷sattvam antaḥkaraṇam? sarvasya puruṣasya antaḥkaraṇānurūpā śraddhā bhavati; antaḥkaraṇaṅ yādṛśaguṇayuktam? tadviṣayā śraddhā jāyatē ityarthaḥ. sattvaśabdaḥ pūrvōktānāṅ dēhēndriyādīnāṅ pradarśanārthaḥ.śraddhāmayaḥ ayaṅ puruṣaḥ? śraddhāmayaḥ śraddhāpariṇāmaḥ; yō yacchraddhaḥ? yaḥ puruṣō yādṛśyā śraddhayā yuktaḥ? sa ēva saḥ sa tādṛśaśraddhāpariṇāmaḥ. puṇyakarmaviṣayē śraddhāyuktaḥ cēt puṇyakarmaphalasaṅyuktaḥ bhavati iti śraddhāpradhānaḥ phalasaṅyōga iti uktaṅ bhavati iti.tad ēva vivṛṇōti --