Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 3
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17 श्लोक 3

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।
श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
17.3 O scion of the Bharata dynasty, the faith of all beings is in accordance with their minds. This person is made up of faith as the dominant factor. He is verily what his faith is.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
17.3 The faith of each is in accordance with his nature, O Arjuna. The man consists of his faith; as a mans faith is, so is he.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
17.3. Corresponding to ones own sattva everybody has faith, O descendant of Bharata !  The person predominantly consists of the faith.  What one has faith in, that he is (becomes) certainly.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 17.3Sattwaanuroopaa sarvasya shraddhaa bhavati bhaarata;
Shraddhaamayo’yam purusho yo yacchraddhah sa eva sah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 17.3sattva-anurūpā—conforming to the nature of one’s mind; sarvasya—all; śhraddhā—faith; bhavati—is; bhārata—Arjun, the scion of Bharat; śhraddhāmayaḥ—possessing faith; ayam—that; puruṣhaḥ—human being; yaḥ—who; yat-śhraddhaḥ—whatever the nature of their faith; saḥ—their; eva—verily; saḥ—they