Bhagavad-gītā As it Is — Bhagavad-gītā Como Ele É EM PROCESSO << 17 - The Divisions of Faith >> << 17 - As Divisões da Fé >> << VERSE 1 — VERSO 1 >> अर्जुन उवाच ये शास्त्रविधिम उत्सृज्य यजन्ते शरद्धयान्विताः तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वम आहॊ रजस तमः arjuna uvāca ye śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ teṣāṁ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ WORD BY WORD — PALAVRA POR PALAVRA arjunaḥ uvāca Arjuna said ye those who śāstra-vidhim the regulations of scripture utsṛjya giving up yajante worship śraddhayā full faith anvitāḥ possessed of teṣām of them niṣṭhā the faith tu but kā what kṛṣṇa O Kṛṣṇa sattvam in goodness āho or else rajaḥ in passion tamaḥ in ignorance TRANSLATION — TRADUÇÃO Arjuna inquired: O Kṛṣṇa, what is the situation of those who do not follow the principles of scripture but worship according to their own imagination? Are they in goodness, in passion or in ignorance? PURPORT — SIGNIFICADO In the Fourth Chapter, thirty-ninth verse, it is said that a person faithful to a particular type of worship gradually becomes elevated to the stage of knowledge and attains the highest perfectional stage of peace and prosperity. In the Sixteenth Chapter, it is concluded that one who does not follow the principles laid down in the scriptures is called an asura, demon, and one who follows the scriptural injunctions faithfully is called a deva, or demigod. Now, if one, with faith, follows some rules which are not mentioned in the scriptural injunctions, what is his position? This doubt of Arjuna’s is to be cleared by Kṛṣṇa. Are those who create some sort of God by selecting a human being and placing their faith in him worshiping in goodness, passion or ignorance? Do such persons attain the perfectional stage of life? Is it possible for them to be situated in real knowledge and elevate themselves to the highest perfectional stage? Do those who do not follow the rules and regulations of the scriptures but who have faith in something and worship gods and demigods and men attain success in their effort? Arjuna is putting these questions to Kṛṣṇa. << Previous Verso — Verso anterior | Next Verse — Próximo >>

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