आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः | रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः
āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ . rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ
增长寿命、心性坚定、力量、健康、快乐与喜悦，且多汁、油润、滋养、宜人的食物，为悦性（萨特瓦）之人所喜爱。
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.
纯净的食物能增加食者的活力和力量，也能增强心智的能量。“萨特瓦”（Sattva）指愉悦、纯洁、内在的道德和精神力量与勇气，即使在巨大困境中也能保持心智稳定。“力量”（Bala）指即使在困难工作中也无疲劳感。“喜悦”（Priti）指无恶心感，食欲良好。“多汁的”（Rasyāḥ）指甜美多汁。“滋养的”（Sthirāḥ）指有益健康的，能在体内持久提供活力且易于消化的。“宜人的”（Hṛdyāḥ）指食物的外观令人愉悦，且无烟味或焦味。悦性食物能带来愉悦、宁静和心智的清晰，帮助修行者进入深度冥想，保持心智平衡和神经稳定。它为身心提供最大能量，且极易被同化和吸收。悦性之人喜爱多汁、外形诱人、触感柔软、味道宜人的食物，这些食物体积虽小但营养丰富，如同精神导师口中之言。悦性食物对健康非常有益。正如印地语谚语所说：“ जैसा अन्न वैसा मन ”（食物如何，心智亦如何）。若摄取悦性食物，心智亦将变得悦性。
Pure food increases the vitality and strength of those who eat it. It augments the energy of the mind also.Sattva Cheerfulness purity inner? moral and spiritual strength and courage that keep the mind steady even in great distress.Bala Strength absence of fatigue even in doing difficult work.Priti Absence of retching good appetite.Rasyah Sweet and juicy.Sthirah Substantial which can last long in the body vitalising but not difficult to digest.Hridyah The mere sight of the food is very pleasing to the mind and it is free from odour of smoke or burnt condition.Sattvic food produces cheerfulness? serenity and mental clarity and helps the aspirants to enter into deep meditation and maintain mental poise and nervous eilibrium. It supplies the maximum energy to the body and the mind. It is very easily assimilated and absorbed.A Sattvic man relishes juicy food and other foods which are attractive in form? soft to touch and pleasant to taste? which are small in bulk but great in nourishment like the words from the lips of a spiritual preceptor. Sattvic food is highly conducive to health.Eat that food which will develop Sattva in you. Milk? butter? fresh? ripe fruits? almonds? green Dal? barley? Parwal? Torai? Karela? plantains? etc.? are Sattvic. Abandon fish? meat? liors? eggs? etc.? ruthlessly if you want to increase Sattva and attain Selfrealisation. The mind is formed of the subtle portion of the food. जैसा अन्न वैसा मन As is the food so is the mind says a Hindi proverb. If you take Sattvic food? the mind also will be Sattvic. The seven elements (Dhatus) of the body (Chyle? blood? flesh? fat? bone? marrow and semen) are formed out of food.Ideas or concepts are generated in the mind corresponding to these seven elements. As is the constitution of these elements? so is the constitution of the mind. Just as water is rendered hot when the pot that contains it is placed over the fire? so also the nature and constitution of the mind is according to the nature and constitution of the food or the seven elements.