आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः | यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु
āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ . yajñastapastathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedamimaṃ śṛṇu
食物对所有人而言有三种喜好，祭祀（Yajña）、苦行（Tapas）和布施（Dāna）亦是如此。请听我讲述它们的分类。
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.
“सर्वस्य”（Sarvasya）指每一个进食的众生。“इमम्”（Imam）指即将描述的。“तेषाम्”（Teṣām）指食物等的。根据古纳（Guṇa）的不同，一个人对特定食物的喜好也不同。食物有三种类型：悦性（Sattvic）、变性（Rajasic）或惰性（Tamasic），这取决于其特性以及对身心的影响。你可以通过一个人所摄取的食物的性质来判断其本性或气质。身体是人类在世间实现所有目的的工具，它应保持洁净、强壮和健康。食物的性质极大地影响一个人的存在。悦性食物能带来平静和清明，变性食物会引起躁动和欲望，而惰性食物则导致迟钝和无知。祭祀、苦行和布施之所以也有三重分类，是因为这种分类是根据古纳的性质而定的。你可以辨别并舍弃变性和惰性的，只选择悦性的。
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.