atha saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ Chapter 17

arjuna uvāca
1 ye śāstra-vidhimutsṛjya yajante śraddhayā'nvitāḥ । teṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvamāho rajastamaḥ ॥
bhagavān uvāca
2 tri-vidhā bhavati śraddhā dehināṃ sā sva-bhāva-jā । sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ceti tāṃ śṛṇu ॥
3 satvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā bhavati bhārata । śraddhā-mayo'yaṃ puruṣo yo yacchraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ ॥
4 yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣa-rakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ । pretān bhūta-gaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ॥
5 aśāstra-vihitaṃ ghoraṃ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ । ḍambhāhaṅkāra-saṃyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ ॥
6 karśayantaḥ śarīra-sthaṃ bhūta-grāmamacetasaḥ । māṃ caivāntaḥ-śarīra-sthaṃ tān vidhyāsura-niścayān ॥
7 āhārastvapi sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyaḥ । yajñastapastathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedamimaṃ śṛṇu ॥
8 āyussattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ । rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyāḥ āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ ॥
9 kaṭvamla-lavaṇātyuṣṇa-tīkṣṇa-rūkṣa-vidāhinaḥ । āhārā rājasasyeṣṭāḥ duḥkha-śokāmaya-pradāḥ ॥
10 yāta-yāmaṃ gata-rasaṃ pūti paryuṣitaṃ ca yat । ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyaṃ bhojanaṃ tāmasa-priyam ॥
11 aphalākāṅkṣibhiryajño vidhi-dṛṣṭo ya ijyate । yaṣṭavyameveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ ॥
12 abhi-sandhāya tu phalaṃ ḍambhārthamapi caiva yat । ijyate bharata-śreṣṭha taṃ yajñaṃ viddhi rājasam ॥
13 vidhi-hīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantra-hīnamadakṣiṇam । śraddhā-virahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ pari-cakṣate ॥
14 deva-dvija-guru-prājña-pūjanaṃ śaucamārjavam । brahma-caryamahiṃsā ca śārīraṃ tapa ucyate ॥
15 anudvega-karaṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priya-hitaṃ ca yat । svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ caiva vāṅmayaṃ tapa ucyate ॥
16 manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunamātma-vinigrahaḥ । bhāva-saṃśuddhirityetat tapo mānasamucyate ॥
17 śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapastat tri-vidhaṃ naraiḥ । aphalākāṅkṣibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ pari-cakṣate ॥
18 satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṃ tapo ḍambhena caiva yat । kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ॥
19 mūḍha-grāheṇā'tmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ । parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tattāmasamudāhṛtam ॥
20 dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupa-kāriṇe । deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ॥
21 yattu pratyupa-kārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ । dīyate ca pari-kliṣṭaṃ tad rājasamudāhṛtam ॥
22 adeśa-kāle yaddānaṃ apātrebhyaśca dīyate । asatkṛtamava-jñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam ॥
23 oṃ tat saditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastri-vidhaḥ smṛtaḥ । brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā ॥
24 tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ । pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahma-vādinām ॥
25 tadityanabhi-sandhāya phalaṃ yajña-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ । dāna-kriyāśca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣa-kāṅkṣibhiḥ ॥
26 sadbhāve sādhu-bhāve ca sadityetat prayujyate । praśaste karmaṇi tathā sacchabdaḥ pārtha yujyate ॥
27 yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ saditi cocyate । karma caiva tadarthīyaṃ sadityevābhi-dhīyate ॥
28 aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat । asadityucyate pārtha na ca tat pretya no iha ॥

iti saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ