sattvÄnurÅ«pÄ sarvasya Å›raddhÄ bhavati bhÄrata Å›raddhÄmayo ’yaá¹ puruá¹£o yo yach chhraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ [3]

(he) bhÄrata–O descendant of Bharata; Å›raddhÄ–the faith; sarvasya–of all living beings; bhavati–is; sattva-anurÅ«pÄ–according to their consciousness. ayam puruá¹£aḥ–The living being; Å›raddhÄ-mayaḥ–possesses faith by constitution. saḥ–He; saḥ eva–is that; yaḥ yat Å›raddhaḥ–which his faith is. [3]


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O BhÄrata, the faith of all living beings is governed by their consciousness. The living being possesses faith by constitution. He is that which his faith is.

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