āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛidyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ||8||

Meaning : Foods that increase life, purity, strength, health, happiness, and pleasure; that are juicy, smooth, and stable for the heart these are liked by people of sattvic (pure) nature.

āhāras tv api sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyaḥ
yajñas tapas tathā dānaṁ teṣhāṁ bhedam imaṁ śhṛiṇu||7||

Meaning : Even the food that everyone prefers is of three types, as are sacrifices (yajña), austerity (tapas), and charity (dāna). Listen, and I will explain the differences between them.

karṣhayantaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ bhūta-grāmam achetasaḥ
māṁ chaivāntaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ tān viddhy āsura-niśhchayān||6||

Meaning : These people, lacking understanding, torture the body and the life forces within it. They also harm Me who dwells in the body as the inner Self. Know that such people have a demonic determination.

aśhāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ
dambhāhankāra-sanyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ||5||

Meaning : Lord Krishna said:
Those people who perform severe austerities (tapas) not approved by the scriptures, doing them with hypocrisy, ego, desire, and attachment — they are driven by pride and passion.

yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥ
pretān bhūta-gaṇānśh chānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ||4||

Meaning : Lord Krishna said:
People with sattvic (pure) nature worship the gods (devas); those with rajasic (passionate) nature worship yakshas (spirits of wealth) and rakshasas (powerful beings); while people with tamasic (ignorant) nature worship ghosts and spirits of the dead.

sattvānurūpā sarvasya śhraddhā bhavati bhārata
śhraddhā-mayo ‘yaṁ puruṣho yo yach-chhraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ||3||

Meaning : O Arjuna (O Bharata), every person’s faith is shaped by their nature, which is influenced by the quality of sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), or tamas (ignorance). A person is made of their faith — whatever one’s faith is, that is what they truly are.

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
tri-vidhā bhavati śhraddhā dehināṁ sā svabhāva-jā
sāttvikī rājasī chaiva tāmasī cheti tāṁ śhṛiṇu||2||

Meaning : Faith in embodied beings (people) is of three kinds, and it arises from their nature. It can be sattvic (pure), rajasic (passionate), or tamasic (ignorant). Listen as I explain each of these to you.

arjuna uvācha
ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ
teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ||1||

Meaning : O Krishna, what is the condition of those who worship with faith but ignore the rules of the scriptures? Is their nature governed by goodness (sattva), passion (rajas), or ignorance (tamas)?