17.6 कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्
karṣayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūta
Word meanings
karṣhayantaḥ—torment;śharīra-stham—within the body;bhūta-grāmam—elements of the body;achetasaḥ—senseless;mām—me;cha—and;eva—even;antaḥ—within;śharīra-stham—dwelling in the body;tān—them;viddhi—know;āsura-niśhchayān—of demoniacal resolves
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Those who unintelligently emaciate the conglomeration of elements in their physical body and emaciate Me, dwelling within the physical body—know them to be of a demoniac resolve.
They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil.
These foolish men, torturing the group of elements in their bodies and Me also who dwell within the body - know them to be demoniacal in their resolves.
(And who,) being non-discriminating, torture, all the organs in the body as also even Me who reside in the body,-know them as possessed of demoniacal conviction.
Senseless, torturing all the elements in the body and Me also, who dwells in the body,–know thou these to be of demoniacal resolves.
17.8 आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः
āyuḥ
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āyuḥ sattva—which promote longevity;bala—strength;ārogya—health;sukha—happiness;prīti—satisfaction;vivardhanāḥ—increase;rasyāḥ—juicy;snigdhāḥ—succulent;sthirāḥ—nourishing;hṛidyāḥ—pleasing to the heart;āhārāḥ—food;sāttvika-priyāḥ—dear to those in the mode of goodness
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The foods that increase life, energy, strength, good health, happiness, and satisfaction; which are delicious, soft, substantial, and pleasant to the heart (stomach); they are dear to the men of the Sattva strand.
The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure.
Foods which promote longevity, intellectual alertness, strength, health, pleasure and happiness and those that are sweet, oil, substantial and agreeable, are dear to Sattvika men.
Foods that augment life, firmless of mind, strength, health, happiness and delight, and which are succulent, oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to one endowed with sattva.
Foods which increase life, purity, strength, health,joy and cheerfulness, which are oleaginous and savoury, substantial and agreeable, are dear to the Sattwic people.
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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17.7 आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु
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Word meanings
āhāraḥ—food;tu—indeed;api—even;sarvasya—of all;tri-vidhaḥ—of three kinds;bhavati—is;priyaḥ—dear;yajñaḥ—sacrifice;tapaḥ—austerity;tathā—and;dānam—charity;teṣhām—of them;bhedam—distinctions;imam—this;śhṛiṇu—hear
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Further, the food which is dear to all is of three kinds. So too are their sacrifice, austerity, and charity. Listen to this distinction of them.
The food which men enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction.
Even the food which is dear to all is threefold. So are sacrifices, austerity and gifts. Listen about this distinction among them.
Food also, which is dear to all, is of three kinds; and so also are sacrifices, austerity and charity. Listen to this classification of them.
The food also which is dear to each is threefold, as also sacrifice, austerity and alms-giving. Hear thou the distinction of these.
