Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Shraddha

श्रद्धा · śraddhā

faith; trust

Trust placed in something one has not yet verified for oneself: a teaching, a teacher, a practice. Krishna says a person is what their faith is, and chapter 17 sorts faith by the three qualities. The one who has faith gains knowledge; the doubter is lost. It is paired with effort, never offered as a substitute for it.

Appears in

Bhagavad Gita 4.39 · Bhagavad Gita 17.2 · Bhagavad Gita 17.3