17:2  

श्रीभगवानुवाच
त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा ।
सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां शृणु ॥१७- २॥

Transliteration

shriibhagawaanuwaacha

triwidhaa bhawati shraddhaa dehinaaM saa swabhaawajaa ।

saattwikii raajasii chaiwa taamasii cheti taaM shRRiNu ॥१७- २॥

Translation

The blessed Lord said,
Three types of faith are there of embodied [ones], arising from their personality,
Sattvic and rajasic and tamasic. Hear of them:

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: The natural faith of embodied beings is of three types: Saattvika, Raajasika, and Taamasika. Hear that from Me.

Translation

The Supreme Lord said, according to the modes of nature acquired by the embodied soul, one's faith can be of three kinds--goodness, passion or ignorance. Now hear about these.