English
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 4
Śraddhātrayavibhāga Yoga · śloka 4
śloka 4
yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ |
pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ ||17-4||
Translation
Sattvic persons worship the deities; Rajasic people worship Yakshas and Rakshasas; and other Tamasic people worship spirits and ghosts.
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