Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 17
The Three Kinds of Faith
Śraddhātraya Vibhāga Yoga
Faith, food, speech and giving, seen through the three qualities.
Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 17 (traditional text)
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What happens
Arjuna asks about those who act with faith but outside prescribed forms. The answer examines the quality of the intention rather than the outward form of the act.
Key ideas
What this chapter turns on
- Faith
- Intention
- Practice
- Speech
- Action
- Devotion
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Explanation — written by Frenly Divine, not scripture
Krishna shows how the same act — eating, speaking, giving, practising — takes a different character depending on the disposition behind it.
Reflect
Something to sit with
- What is the intention behind something you do every day?