सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत ।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः ॥
sattvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā bhavati bhārata |śraddhāmayo 'yaṃ puruṣo yo yacchraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ ||
- सत्त्वानुरूपा · sattvānurūpā
- matching one's inner being
- सर्वस्य · sarvasya
- of everyone
- श्रद्धा · śraddhā
- faith
- भवति · bhavati
- is
- भारत · bhārata
- O Bharata
- श्रद्धामयः · śraddhāmayaḥ
- made of faith
- अयम् · ayam
- this
- पुरुषः · puruṣaḥ
- person
- यः · yaḥ
- who
- यच्छ्रद्धः · yacchraddhaḥ
- whatever his faith
- सः एव सः · saḥ eva saḥ
- that indeed is he
“Each person's faith matches their inner being, O Bharata — a person is made of faith, and whatever one's faith is, that is what one becomes.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Your faith shapes you, so nurture the beliefs you want to become.
One of the Gita's most quoted lines: you are what you trust. Sattva here means one's inner substance, character's depth. Faith is thus destiny in seed-form — choose your devotions carefully, for they are sculpting you. It is like your monthly food bill quietly revealing what your kitchen truly trusts and loves.
— Reader's notes (original)