B.G 17.01
अर्जुन उवाच
Arjuna said:
ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः। तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः ॥१॥
O Krishna, those who let go of scriptural rules with limited understanding, but still worship with faith, what is the nature of their faith? Is it aligned with goodness, passion, or ignorance?
Gīta Bhāshya 17.01
This chapter explains the characteristic differences in different qualities. The word 'śāstravidhimutsṛjya', i.e. having let go of the rule of the scripture, implies without understanding them. After understanding the scriptures, yet abandoning their rules intentionally is opposed to dharma and is considered 'tāmasic' quality.
गुणभेदान् प्रपञ्चयति अनेन अध्यायेन।
This chapter explains the characteristic differences in different qualities.
शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य अज्ञात्वा।
The word 'śāstravidhimutsṛjya', i.e. having let go of the rule of the scripture, implies without understanding them.
"वेदः कृत्स्नोऽधिगन्तव्यः सरहस्यो द्विजन्मना।"
"The entire Veda, along with its secrets, is to be mastered by the twice-born."
इति विधिः उत्सृष्टो हि तैः।
Thus is the stated prescription. Indeed, who have let go of this understanding are those, i.e. those who are unaware of secret meanings of the Vedas.
"ये वै वेदं न पठन्ते न चार्थं वेदोज्झान् तान् विद्धि सानूनबुद्धीन्।"
"Those who do not study or understand the Vedas, abandoning them, are considered to have inferior intellect."
इति माधुच्छन्दसश्रुतिः।
- stated thus in the Madhucchandas Vedic testimonial.
अन्यथा तामसा इत्येवोच्येत। न तु विभज्य। यदि सात्त्विका तर्हि नोऽत्सृष्टशास्त्राः। न हि वेदविरुद्धो धर्मः।
Otherwise, they are said to be of 'tāmasic' quality only, and they can't be further divided. If they are of indeed 'sāttvik' quality, then they can't be abandoning scriptures, as dharma is not opposed to the Vedas.
"वेदोखिलो धर्ममूलम् स्मृतिशीले च तद्विदाम्।"
"The entire Veda is the root of dharma, and those who conduct themselves, and Smritis, i.e. the texts derived from Vedas, are of those who know that."
इति हि स्मृतिः।
- thus indeed is the scriptural testimonial.
"वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मो ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्ययः॥"
"The 'dharma' is indeed established by the Veda; 'adharma' is the opposite of that."
इति भागवते ॥१॥
- stated thus in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa.
Gīta Tātparya 17.01
The chapter elaborates on the discriminative knowledge required to differentiate between the truthful actions (sat-karma) and those that are untruthful (asat-karma).
सदसत्कर्मविवेकः।
The chapter elaborates on the discriminative knowledge required to differentiate between the truthful actions (sat-karma) and those that are untruthful (asat-karma).
