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अर्जुन उवाच
ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः ।
तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः ॥ १ ॥

arjuna uvaca

ye sastra-vidhim utsrjya

yajante sraddhayanvitah

tesam nistha tu ka krsna

sattvam aho rajas tamah

arjunah uvaca-Arjuna said; ye-those; sastra-vidhim-the regulations of scripture; utsrjya-giving up; yajante-worships; sraddhaya-full faith; anvitah-possessed of; tesam-of them; nistha-faith; tu-but; ka-what is that; krsna-O Krsna; sattvam-in goodness; aho-said; rajah-in passion; tamah-in ignorance.