यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः । प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः ॥ १७-४॥ yajante sāttvikā devānyakṣarakṣāṃsi rājasāḥ pretānbhūtagaṇāṃścānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ The SATTVIC , or pure men worship the gods (DEVAS) ; the RAJASIC or the passionate the YAKSHAS and the RAKSHASAS; the others — TAMASIC people, or the dark or dull folk worship the ghosts (PRETAS) and the hosts of BHUTAS or the nature/spirits. yajante = worship; sāttvikāḥ = those who are in the mode of goodness; devān = demigods; yakṣarakṣāṃsi = demons; rājasāḥ = those who are in the mode of passion; pretān = spirits of the dead; bhūtagaṇān = ghosts; ca = and; anye = others; yajante = worship; tāmasāḥ = in the mode of ignorance; janāḥ = people.;