Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 2
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17 श्लोक 2

श्री भगवानुवाच
त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।
सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 17.2)
।।17.2।।श्रीभगवान् बोले -- मनुष्योंकी वह स्वभावसे उत्पन्न हुई श्रद्धा सात्त्विकी तथा राजसी और तामसी -- ऐसे तीन तरहकी ही होती है? उसको तुम मेरेसे सुनो।


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary





The sraddha or faith in the Supreme Lord of one who acts in accordance  with
the ordinances and injunctions of the Vedic scriptures  is  always  situated
in sattva guna the mode of goodness. The sraddha existing in the  other  two
modes of raja guna the mode of passion and tama guna the mode  of  ignorance
are the results of ones  nature  by  the  impressions  lingering  in  their
consciousness from  past  life  activities  in  such  modes.  Only  absolute
knowledge  from  the  Vedic  scriptures  duly  instructed  by  the  Vaisnava
spiritual master has the potency to affect change in the nature  of  a  jiva
or embodied being. But those in raja guna and tama guna who  have  no  faith
in the Vedic scriptures or who have no  interest  in  the  Vedic  scriptures
will not be able to change  their  natures  to  sattva  guna  by  any  other
process.  Hence  their  faith  arises  from  whatever  characteristics  they
possessed in the previous life and this manifests in their actions.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary



Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary




The gunas or three modes of material nature are  sattva  guna  the  mode  of
goodnes, raja guna the mode of passion and tama guna the mode of  ignorance.
They are singularly inherent within  the  faith  of  all  mankind  and  they
conform to the characteristics and disposition particular to  each  jiva  or
embodied being.  The  impressions  from  past  life  incarnations  arise  as
tendencies pursued in a present life correspondent to ones mood  and  taste
and from that mood and taste ones faith arises. Displays of enthusiasm  are
indications of faith where underlying is the belief that the effort will  be
successfully fulfilled. Tendency, taste and faith  are  actually  properties
of the atma or immortal soul;  but  they  are  only  evoked  when  the  atma
happens by chance to come in contact with the gunas.  It  has  been  deduced
that when there is tranquillity in the mind there is control of  the  senses
and peacefulness of the body and such effect manifests  the  chance  contact
between the atma and the gunas resulting in sattva guna.  Agitation  of  the
mind, unbridled senses and over indulgence of the body results in  raja  and
tama guna. Thus  effectively the experiences from past lives  manifest  into
one of the three gunas.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
The gunas or three modes of material nature are  sattva  guna  the  mode  of
goodnes, raja guna the mode of passion and tama guna the mode of  ignorance.
They are singularly inherent within  the  faith  of  all  mankind  and  they
conform to the characteristics and disposition particular to  each  jiva  or
embodied being.  The  impressions  from  past  life  incarnations  arise  as
tendencies pursued in a present life correspondent to ones mood  and  taste
and from that mood and taste ones faith arises. Displays of enthusiasm  are
indications of faith where underlying is the belief that the effort will  be
successfully fulfilled. Tendency, taste and faith  are  actually  properties
of the atma or immortal soul;  but  they  are  only  evoked  when  the  atma
happens by chance to come in contact with the gunas.  It  has  been  deduced
that when there is tranquillity in the mind there is control of  the  senses
and peacefulness of the body and such effect manifests  the  chance  contact
between the atma and the gunas resulting in sattva guna.  Agitation  of  the
mind, unbridled senses and over indulgence of the body results in  raja  and
tama guna. Thus  effectively the experiences from past lives  manifest  into
one of the three gunas.