17.7 आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु
āhāras
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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.
17.9 कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः
kaṭvamla
Word meanings
kaṭu—bitter;amla—sour;lavaṇa—salty;ati-uṣhṇa—very hot;tīkṣhṇa—pungent;rūkṣha—dry;vidāhinaḥ—chiliful;āhārāḥ—food;rājasasya—to persons in the mode of passion;iṣhṭāḥ—dear;duḥkha—pain;śhoka—grief;āmaya—disease;pradāḥ—produce
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The foods killed by men of the Rajas strand are those that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, harsh, dry, and burning; and which cause pain, grief, and disease.
Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease.
Foods that are bitter, sour, very salty, exceedingly heating, very pungent, dry and burning, are all dear to Rajasika men; they produce pain, sorrow and disease.
Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry and burning, and which production pain, sorrow and disease, are dear to one having rajas.
The foods that are bitter, sour, saline, excessively hot, dry, pungent and burning, are liked by the Rajasic and are productive of pain, grief and disease.
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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17.8 आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः
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Word meanings
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.
