Bhagavadgītābhāṣya · Chapter 17

ye śāstravidhim utsṛjya yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ |
teṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ ||

trividhā bhavati śraddhā dehināṃ sā svabhāvajā |
sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ceti tāṃ śṛṇu ||

sattvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā bhavati bhārata |
śraddhāmayo 'yaṃ puruṣo yo yacchraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ ||

yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ |
pretān bhūtagaṇāṃś cānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ||

aśāstravihitaṃ ghoraṃ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ |
dambhāhaṅkārasaṃyuktāḥ kāmarāgabalānvitāḥ ||

karśayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūtagrāmam acetasaḥ |
māṃ caivāntaśśarīrasthaṃ tān viddhy āsuraniścayān ||

āhāras tv api sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ |
yajñas tapas tathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedam imaṃ śṛṇu ||

āyussattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ |
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyaḥ ||

kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavidāhinaḥ |
āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ ||

yātayāmaṃ gatarasaṃ pūti paryuṣitaṃ ca yat |
ucchiṣṭam api cāmedhyaṃ bhojanaṃ tāmasapriyam ||

aphalākāṅkṣibhir yajño vidhidṛṣṭo ya ijyate |
yaṣṭavyam eveti manas samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ ||

abhisandhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārtham api caiva yaḥ |
ijyate bharataśreṣtha taṃ yajñaṃ viddhi rājasam ||

vidhihīnam asṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnam adakṣiṇam |
śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate ||

devadvijaguruprājñapūjanaṃ śaucam ārjavam |
brahmacaryam ahiṃsā ca śārīraṃ tapa ucyate ||

anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priyahitaṃ ca yat |
svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ caiva vāṅmayaṃ tapa ucyate ||

manaḥprasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunam ātmavinigrahaḥ |
bhāvasaṃśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate ||

śraddhayā parayā taptaṃ tapas tat trividhaṃ naraiḥ |
aphalākāṅkṣibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṃ paricakṣate ||

satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat |
kriyate tad iha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calam adhruvam ||

mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ |
parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||

dātavyam iti yad dānaṃ dīyate 'nupakāriṇe |
deśe kāle ca pātre ca tad dānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ||

yat tu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalam uddiśya vā punaḥ |
dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ tad rājasam udāhṛtam ||

adeśakāle yad dānam apātrebhyaś ca dīyate |
asatkṛtam avajñātaṃ tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||

oṃ tat sad iti nirdeśo brahmaṇas trividhaḥ smṛtaḥ |
brāhmaṇās tena vedāś ca yajñāś ca vihitāḥ purā ||

tasmād om ity udāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ |
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām ||

tad ity anabhisandhāya phalaṃ yajñatapaḥkriyāḥ |
dānakriyāś ca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣakāṅkṣibhiḥ ||

sadbhāve sādhubhāve ca sad ity etat prayujyate |
praśaste karmaṇi tathā sacchabdaḥ pārtha yujyate ||

yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ sad iti cocyate |
karma caiva tadarthīyaṃ sad ity evābhidhīyate ||

aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapas taptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat |
asad ity ucyate pārtha na ca tat pretya no iha ||