Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 17, Shloka 8 (17.8)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः
रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः
॥ 17.8 ॥
āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ
Translation
"Foods that increase life, sattva, strength, health, happiness and cheerfulness — flavourful, smooth, sustaining and pleasing to the heart — are dear to the sattvic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. sthirāḥ cirakālasthāyinaḥ dehe — remaining long in the body (as nourishment).
Acharya Ramanuja. antaḥkaraṇakāryaṃ jñānam iha sattvaśabdena ucyate — sattva = knowledge; āhāraḥ api sattvamayo jñānavivṛddhihetuḥ.
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