Bhagavad Gita 17.7 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Food, prayer, discipline and giving each come in three kinds.”
What it means
“Even the food people like comes in three kinds, and so do their offerings, disciplines and gifts. Hear the differences.”
The original Sanskrit
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः । यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु ॥
āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ yajñastapastathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedamimaṃ śṛṇu
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(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 ह ैं? उनके भेद को तुम मुझसे सुनो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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