What is taught in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17?
Chapter 17 (Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga) contains 28 verses in the canonical Mahabharata recension (0 curated in this study edition). The Yoga of the Threefold Division of Faith. Explores how faith, food, sacrifice (yajna), austerity (tapas), and charity (dana) are categorized according to Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. The significance of OM TAT SAT.
Chapter Summary & Key Spiritual Teachings
The Yoga of the Threefold Division of Faith. Explores how faith, food, sacrifice (yajna), austerity (tapas), and charity (dana) are categorized according to Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. The significance of OM TAT SAT.
Core Teachings:
- Man consists of his faith; as a man's faith is, so indeed is he (Verse 3)
- The three types of food: wholesome and nourishing (Sattvic), excessively bitter or pungent (Rajasic), stale and impure (Tamasic) (Verses 8-10)
- Austerity of body, speech, and mind (Verses 14-16)
- The threefold designation of Supreme Reality: OM TAT SAT (Verses 23-28)
Chapter Verses with Gita Press Anvaya & Translation
Chapter Study Summary Active
This chapter comprises 28 verses in the canonical recension. The complete philosophical summary and essential spiritual teachings are provided above.
Digitized verse-by-verse Anvaya and commentary entries are currently available for Chapters 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 18. Complete printed volumes may be consulted in Gita Press Gorakhpur Publication Code 502 / 2.