The Blessed Lord said: Three-fold is the faith of the embodied, which is inherent in their nature — the SATTVIC (pure) , the RAJASIC (passionate) and the TAMASIC (dull, dark) . Thus thou hear of it.

śrībhagavānuvāca = the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; trividhā = of three kinds; bhavati = becomes; śraddhā = the faith; dehināṃ = of the embodied; sā = that; svabhāvajā = according to his mode of material nature; sāttvikī = in the mode of goodness; rājasī = in the mode of passion; ca = also; eva = certainly; tāmasī = in the mode of ignorance; ca = and; iti = thus; tāṃ = that; śṛṇu = hear from Me.;