यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः |
प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः ||१७-४||
yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ . pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ||17-4||
।।17.4।। सात्त्विक पुरुष देवताओं को पूजते हैं और राजस लोग यक्ष और राक्षसों को, तथा अन्य तामसी जन प्रेत और भूतगणों को पूजते हैं।।
17.4 यजन्ते worship? सात्त्विकाः the Sattvic or pure men? देवान् the gods? यक्षरक्षांसि the Yakshas and the Rakshasas? राजसाः the Rajasic or the passionate? प्रेतान् ghosts? भूतगणान् the hosts of Bhutas or the naturespirits? च and? अन्ये the others? यजन्ते worship? तामसाः the Tamasic? जनाः people.Commentary Lord Krishna? after defining faith? tells Arjuna how this faith determines the object of worship. The nature of the faith (whether it is Sattvic? Rajasic or Tamasic) has to be inferred from i
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।17.4।।इसलिये कार्यरूप चिह्नसे अर्थात् ( उन श्रद्धाओंके कारण होनेवाली ) देवादिकी पूजासे?,सात्त्विक आदि निष्ठाओंका अनुमान कर लेना चाहिये? यह कहते हैं --, सात्त्विक निष्ठावाले पुरुष देवोंका पूजन करते हैं? राजसी पुरुष यक्ष और राक्षसोंका तथा अन्य जो तामसी मनुष हैं? वे प्रेतों और सप्तमातृकादि भूतगणोंका पूजन किया करते हैं।
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17.4 Those having the sattva ality worship the gods; those having rajas, the demi-gods and ogres; and other people possessed of tamas worship ghosts and the hosts of spirits.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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