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CHAPTER XVIIArjuna.If men forsake the holy ordinance,Heedless of Shastras, yet keep faith at heartAnd worship, what shall be the state of those,Great Krishna! Sattwan, Rajas, Tamas? Say! Krishna.Threefold the faith is of mankind and springsFrom those three qualities,--becoming "true,"Or "passion-stained," or "dark," as thou shalt hear! The faith of each believer, Indian Prince!Conforms itself to what he truly is.Where thou shalt see a worshipper, that oneTo what he worships lives assimilate,[Such as the shrine, so is the votary,]The "soothfast" souls adore true gods; the soulsObeying Rajas worship Rakshasas[FN#34]Or Yakshas; and the men of Darkness prayTo Pretas and to Bhutas.[FN#35] Yea,