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Bhagavad Gita / Chapter 17 / Verse 7
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Bhagavad Gita 17.7

Sanskrit
Hindi
Sanskrit

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः | यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु

Transliteration

āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ . yajñastapastathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedamimaṃ śṛṇu

English

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.

हिन्दी

(अपनीअपनी प्रकृति के अनुसार) सब का प्रिय भोजन भी तीन प्रकार का होता है? उसी प्रकार यज्ञ? तप और दान भी तीन प्रकार के होते हैं? उनके भेद को तुम मुझसे सुनो।।

Explanation — English

Each Every being that eats.Imam This That which is going to be described.Tesham Their Of food? etc.According to the Gunas? a mans taste for a particular food is determined. There are three kinds of food that a man can eat.All foods have different properties. Different foods exercise different effects on different compartments of the brain or the mind. A confection of sparrow? meat? fish? eggs? onion and garlic excites passion. Fruits? barley? etc.? render the mind calm and serene. The nature of food greatly influences the being of a man. Man feels a desire for particular foods according to his Guna or temperament.The body is the instrument by which man accomplishes all his purposes in the world. It is the horse that takes him to his destination or goal (Moksha). Therefore it should be kept clean? strong and healthy. The body is a mould prepared by the mind for its activities. There is an intimate connection between the body and the mind. The nature and condition of the body has a vital effect upon the mind and activities. Therefore the materials or foods that build the body and the mind should be pure? wholesome? nutritious? substantial and bland.Everything in this world is threefold. The food is either Sattvic? Rajasic or Tamasic according to its,character and effect upon the body and the mind. You can find out the nature or temperament of a man from the nature of the food he takes. You can find out your own nature? whether you are Sattvic? Rajasic or Tamasic? from your predilection to particular food and then abandon the Rajasic and the Tamasic foodstuffs and take to the Sattvic diet.Why is there also a triple division in sacrifice? austerity and charity Because this threefold division is according to the nature of the Gunas. You can find out and abandon the Rajasic and the Tamasic ones and take recourse exclusively to the Sattvic ones.The practice of Krichhra and Chandrayana Vratas that produce emaciation of the body and the senses is austerity. Tapas means meditation also. It produces Brahmatejas or divine splendour and glow on the face.

Explanation — हिन्दी

इस श्लोक में भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण आगे वर्णन किये जाने वाले विषय का नाम निर्देश करते हैं। मनुष्य का स्वभाव उसके कार्यकलापों में व्यक्त होता है। उसका प्रिय आहार? मित्रगण? मन की भावनाएं? जीवन विषयक दृष्टिकोण आदि उसके स्वभाव की श्रेणी को इंगित करते हैं। प्रत्येक व्यक्ति किसी न किसी गुण विशेष के आधिक्य से प्रभावित रहता है।मनुष्य का आन्तरिक स्वभाव तथा बाह्याचरण पर किस गुण की अधिकता से किस प्रकार का प्रभाव पड़ता है इसका विश्लेषण आगे के श्लोकों में किया गया है। यहाँ इस बात का ध्यान रखना चाहिए कि इन श्लोकों का प्रयोजन अन्य लोगों का वर्गीकरण करने के लिए नहीं हैं। हिन्दू धर्म आत्मविद्या का उपदेश देता है। अत साधक का प्रयत्न अपने आत्मस्वरूप को अभिव्यक्त करने के लिए होना चाहिए। आत्मा के सौन्दर्य को व्यक्त करने एवं आत्मिक बल को प्राप्त करने के लिए समस्त साधकों को चित्त शुद्धि के हेतु प्रयत्न करना होगा। चित्तशुद्धि का अर्थ है? रजोगुण के विक्षेप तथा तमोगुण के प्रमाद और मोह का त्यागकर सत्त्वगुण की रचनात्मक सजगता और आध्यात्मिक आभा में मन की दृढ़ स्थिति।सर्व प्रथम आहार को बताते हैं

Sanskrit
English
आहारः
food
तु
indeed
अपि
also
सर्वस्य
of all
त्रिविधः
threefold
भवति
is
प्रियः
dear
यज्ञः
sacrifice
तपः
austerity
तथा
also
दानम्
almsgiving
तेषाम्
their
भेदम्
distinction
इमम्
this
श्रृणु
hear.
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