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Bhagavad-gītā 17.8
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
- आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः ।
- रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥८॥
- āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-
- sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ
- rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā
- āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ
āyuḥduration of life — duration of life; sattvaexistence — existence; balastrength — strength; ārogyahealth — health; sukhahappiness — happiness; prītiand satisfaction — and satisfaction; vivardhanāḥincreasing — increasing; rasyāḥjuicy — juicy; snigdhāḥfatty — fatty; sthirāḥenduring — enduring; hṛdyāḥpleasing to the heart — pleasing to the heart; āhārāḥfood — food; sāttvikato one in goodness — to one in goodness; priyāḥpalatable — palatable.
Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life, purify one's existence and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction. Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart.