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shreemad bhagavad geeta saptadasho.adhyaayaH

atha saptadasho.adhyaayaH |


arjuna uvaacha |
ye shaastravidhimutsRRijya yajante shraddhayaanvitaaH |
teshhaaM nishhThaa tu kaa kRRishhNa sattvamaaho rajastamaH ‖ 1 ‖


shreebhagavaanuvaacha |
trividhaa bhavati shraddhaa dehinaaM saa svabhaavajaa |
saattvikee raajasee chaiva taamasee cheti taaM shRRiNu ‖ 2 ‖

sattvaanuroopaa sarvasya shraddhaa bhavati bhaarata |
shraddhaamayo.ayaM purushho yo yachChraddhaH sa eva saH ‖ 3 ‖

yajante saattvikaa devaanyakshharakshhaaMsi raajasaaH |
pretaanbhootagaNaaMshchaanye yajante taamasaa janaaH ‖ 4 ‖

ashaastravihitaM ghoraM tapyante ye tapo janaaH |
dambhaahaMkaarasaMyuktaaH kaamaraagabalaanvitaaH ‖ 5 ‖

karshhayantaH shareerasthaM bhootagraamamachetasaH |
maaM chaivaantaHshareerasthaM taanviddhyaasuranishchayaan ‖ 6 ‖

aahaarastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaH |
yagnyastapastathaa daanaM teshhaaM bhedamimaM shRRiNu ‖ 7 ‖

aayuHsattvabalaarogyasukhapreetivivardhanaaH |
rasyaaH snigdhaaH sthiraa hRRidyaa aahaaraaH saattvikapriyaaH ‖ 8 ‖

kaTvamlalavaNaatyushhNateekshhNarookshhavidaahinaH |
aahaaraa raajasasyeshhTaa duHkhashokaamayapradaaH ‖ 9 ‖

yaatayaamaM gatarasaM pooti paryushhitaM cha yat |
uchChishhTamapi chaamedhyaM bhojanaM taamasapriyam ‖ 10 ‖

aphalaakaankshhibhiryagnyo vidhidRRishhTo ya ijyate |
yashhTavyameveti manaH samaadhaaya sa saattvikaH ‖ 11 ‖

abhisaMdhaaya tu phalaM dambhaarthamapi chaiva yat |
ijyate bharatashreshhTha taM yagnyaM viddhi raajasam ‖ 12 ‖

vidhiheenamasRRishhTaannaM mantraheenamadakshhiNam |
shraddhaavirahitaM yagnyaM taamasaM parichakshhate ‖ 13 ‖

devadvijagurupraagnyapoojanaM shauchamaarjavam |
brahmacharyamahiMsaa cha shaareeraM tapa uchyate ‖ 14 ‖

anudvegakaraM vaakyaM satyaM priyahitaM cha yat |
svaadhyaayaabhyasanaM chaiva vaanmayaM tapa uchyate ‖ 15 ‖

manaH prasaadaH saumyatvaM maunamaatmavinigrahaH |
bhaavasaMshuddhirityetattapo maanasamuchyate ‖ 16 ‖

shraddhayaa parayaa taptaM tapastattrividhaM naraiH |
aphalaakaankshhibhiryuktaiH saattvikaM parichakshhate ‖ 17 ‖

satkaaramaanapoojaarthaM tapo dambhena chaiva yat |
kriyate tadiha proktaM raajasaM chalamadhruvam ‖ 18 ‖

mooDhagraaheNaatmano yatpeeDayaa kriyate tapaH |
parasyotsaadanaarthaM vaa tattaamasamudaahRRitam ‖ 19 ‖

daatavyamiti yaddaanaM deeyate.anupakaariNe |
deshe kaale cha paatre cha taddaanaM saattvikaM smRRitam ‖ 20 ‖

yattu prattyupakaaraarthaM phalamuddishya vaa punaH |
deeyate cha pariklishhTaM taddaanaM raajasaM smRRitam ‖ 21 ‖

adeshakaale yaddaanamapaatrebhyashcha deeyate |
asatkRRitamavagnyaataM tattaamasamudaahRRitam ‖ 22 ‖

oM tatsaditi nirdesho brahmaNastrividhaH smRRitaH |
braahmaNaastena vedaashcha yagnyaashcha vihitaaH puraa ‖ 23 ‖

tasmaadomityudaahRRitya yagnyadaanatapaHkriyaaH |
pravartante vidhaanoktaaH satataM brahmavaadinaam ‖ 24 ‖

tadityanabhisaMdhaaya phalaM yagnyatapaHkriyaaH |
daanakriyaashcha vividhaaH kriyante mokshhakaankshhibhiH ‖ 25 ‖

sadbhaave saadhubhaave cha sadityetatprayujyate |
prashaste karmaNi tathaa sachChabdaH paartha yujyate ‖ 26 ‖

yagnye tapasi daane cha sthitiH saditi chochyate |
karma chaiva tadartheeyaM sadityevaabhidheeyate ‖ 27 ‖

ashraddhayaa hutaM dattaM tapastaptaM kRRitaM cha yat |
asadityuchyate paartha na cha tatprepya no iha ‖ 28 ‖


oM tatsaditi shreemadbhagavadgeetaasoopanishhatsu brahmavidyaayaaM yogashaastre shreekRRishhNaarjunasaMvaade

shraddhaatrayavibhaagayogo naama saptadasho.adhyaayaH ‖17 ‖