Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 17.8

आयु:सत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धना: रस्या: स्निग्धा: स्थिरा हृद्या आहारा: सात्त्विकप्रिया:

āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛidyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ

Recitation · Text 17.8
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Foods dear to those in goodness increase life, clarity, strength, health, happiness and satisfaction; they are succulent, wholesome, substantial and agreeable. Nothing here is austere — the sattvic diet is described as genuinely pleasant.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Nothing here is austere — the sattvic diet is described as genuinely pleasant.