Chapter 17 · Verse 28 of 28
The Yoga of the Division of Three Types of Faith
श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
O, Pārtha! Yajna (spiritual pursuits), charity, austerity, and other deeds carried out without genuine faith and reverence (shraddhā) are deemed devoid of virtue (asut); they provide no benefit either in this world or in the realms beyond in the afterlife. (17:28)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् ।
असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह॥
Word-by-word
अ-श्रद्धया हुतम्, दत्तम्, तपः तप्तम्, कृतम् च यत्;
अ-सत्" इति उच्यते, पार्थ, न च तत् प्रेत्य नो इह।