śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga - Verse śloka 1
śloka 1
arjuna uvāca |
ye śāstravidhimutsṛjya yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ |
teṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvamāho rajastamaḥ ||17-1||
Translation
Arjuna said: O Krishna! What is the state (faith) of those who perform sacrifice (worship) with faith alone, abandoning scriptural injunctions? Is it Sattvic, Rajasic or Tamasic?