Chapter 17
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Verse 4
Sanskrit
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः | प्रेताभूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसाः जनाः || ४ ||
Hindi Translation
सात्त्विक पुरुष देवों को पूजते हैं, राजस पुरुष यक्ष और राक्षसों को तथा अन्य जो तामस पुरुष हैं, वे प्रेत और भूतगणों को पूजते हैं ॥४॥
English Translation
Men of a Sattvika disposition worship gods; those of Rajasika temperament worship demigods and demons; while others, who are men of a Tamasika disposition, worship the spirits of the dead and groups of ghosts.