O Bharata, each person's trust matches their inner nature. A person is made of trust; whatever trust he holds, that is what he becomes.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 17.3
Hindi · हिन्दी
हे भारत सभी मनुष्योंकी श्रद्धा अन्तःकरणके अनुरूप होती है । यह मनुष्य श्रद्धामय है । इसलिये जो जैसी श्रद्धावाला है, वही उसका स्वरूप है अर्थात् वही उसकी निष्ठा स्थिति है ॥
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सत्त्वानुरूपाaccording to inner natureसर्वस्यof everyoneश्रद्धाtrust before certaintyभवतिbecomesश्रद्धामयःmade of trustअयम्thisपुरुषःpersonयःwhoयत्whateverश्रद्धःtrustfulसःthatएवindeed
Read literallyaccording to inner nature · of everyone · trust before certainty · becomes · made of trust · this · person · who · whatever · trustful · that · indeed
Understanding the verse
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Krishna says a person is made of shraddha: whatever they trust in, they become.
A person's deepest trust reflects their inner makeup, and that trust shapes who they become.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Krishna explains, in the middle of Arjuna's crisis, that faith follows a pattern. Each person's trust grows from their inner condition, and that trust then shapes their whole life and identity.
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In your life
What it looks like today
You keep returning to the same app, the same voice, the same habit, the same fear. What you trust most quietly starts to define you.
The takeaway
“What you repeatedly trust quietly forms your character.”
Krishna says a person is made of shraddha: whatever they trust in, they become.
What this verse means
A person's deepest trust reflects their inner makeup, and that trust shapes who they become.
Context & commentary
Krishna explains, in the middle of Arjuna's crisis, that faith follows a pattern. Each person's trust grows from their inner condition, and that trust then shapes their whole life and identity.
What it looks like today
You keep returning to the same app, the same voice, the same habit, the same fear. What you trust most quietly starts to define you.
“What you repeatedly trust quietly forms your character.”
Explore related themes: bhakti (69 verses), shraddha (34 verses)