Chapter 17 · Verse 8The Three Divisions of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.8
BG 17.8 — Chapter 17 (The Three Divisions of Faith), Verse 8, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः | रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ||१७-८||
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āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ . rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ ||17-8||
Roman: ayuhsattvabalarogyasukhapritivivardhanah . rasyah snigdhah sthira hrdya aharah sattvikapriyah
The foods which increase life, purity, strength, health, joy and cheerfulness (good appetite), which are savoury and oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to the Sattvic (pure) people.