Bhagavad Gita 17.8 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Calm people like fresh, healthy food that gives energy and joy.”
What it means
“Clear-minded people like food that increases life, energy, strength, health, happiness and contentment — food that is fresh, nourishing, wholesome and pleasing.”
The original Sanskrit
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः । रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥
āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
आयु, सत्त्व (शुद्धि), बल, आरोग्य, सुख और प्रीति को प्रवृद्ध करने वाले एवं रसयुक्त, स्निग्ध ( घी आदि की चिकनाई से युक्त) स्थिर तथा मन को प्रसन्न करने वाले आहार अर्थात् भोज्य पदार्थ सात्त्विक पुरुषों को प्रिय होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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