Sri Krishna · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
ōṃ śrī paramātmanē namaḥ atha saptadaśō'dhyāyaḥ । śraddhātrayavibhāgayōgaḥ
arjuna uvācha
yē śāstravidhimutsṛjya yajantē śraddhayānvitāḥ । tēṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvamāhō rajastamaḥ ॥ 1
śrībhagavānuvācha
trividhā bhavati śraddhā dēhināṃ sā svabhāvajā । sāttvikī rājasī chaiva tāmasī chēti tāṃ śṛṇu ॥ 2
sattvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā bhavati bhārata । śraddhāmayō'yaṃ puruṣō yō yachChraddhaḥ sa ēva saḥ ॥ 3 ॥
yajantē sāttvikā dēvānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ । prētānbhūtagaṇāṃśchānyē yajantē tāmasā janāḥ ॥ 4 ॥
aśāstravihitaṃ ghōraṃ tapyantē yē tapō janāḥ । dambhāhaṅkārasaṃyuktāḥ kāmarāgabalānvitāḥ ॥ 5 ॥
karṣayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūtagrāmamachētasaḥ । māṃ chaivāntaḥśarīrasthaṃ tānviddhyāsuraniśchayān ॥ 6 ॥
āhārastvapi sarvasya trividhō bhavati priyaḥ । yajñastapastathā dānaṃ tēṣāṃ bhēdamimaṃ śṛṇu ॥ 7 ॥
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