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Chapter 17
Link:- The Lord, in the preceding verse, explains three kinds of faith. In the next verse, He explains, why it is of three kinds.
sattvanurupa sarvasya sraddha bhavati bharata
sraddhamayo'yam puruso yo yacchraddhah sa eva sah
The faith of each, 0 Bhdrata (Arjuna), is in accordance with his inner sense. Man is of the nature of his faith; as a man's faith, so is he. 3
Comment:-
Sattvanurupa sarvasya sraddha bhavati bharata:- Here, the expression 'Sattvanurapa stands for 'Svabhavaja, which was used in the preceding verse. The term 'Sattva, stands for inner sense. So the faith of a man is in accordance with his inner sense. As a man's inner sense is sattvika, rajasa or tamasa, so is his faith.
The term 'Sarvasya', denotes 'dehinam' (the embodied), used in the preceding verse. It means, that the faith of each person, whether he knows the ordinances of the scriptures or not, believes in them or not, acts, according to them or not and he may belong to any caste, creed, country, social order, of any tradition but, faith of each and all is of three kinds.
Sraddhamayo'yam purusah:- A man's character is judged, by his faith. As a man's faith is, so is his character.
Yo yacchraddhah sa eva sah:- As a man's faith, is so is his 'Nistha, (state of being, conviction) and according to his conviction is his fate. His feelings and actions, are according to - his faith. So long as, he maintains affinity with the world, he is the same as is his nature or his inner sense.
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