Bhagavad Gita -Srila Prabhupada 659

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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The Divisions of Faith
Chapter 17: Verse- 7

ähäras tv api sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyah
yajnas tapas tathä dänam tesambhedam imam srnu[1]

TRANSLATION

Even the food each person prefers is of three kinds, according to the three modes of material nature. The same is true of sacrifices, austerities and charity. Now hear of the distinctions between them.


PURPORT

In terms of different situations in the modes of material nature, there are differences in the manner of eating and performing sacrifices, austerities and charities. They are not all conducted on the same level. Those who can understand analytically what kind of performances are in what modes of material nature are actually wise; those who consider all kinds of sacrifice or food or charity to be the same cannot discriminate, and they are foolish.

There are missionary workers who advocate that one can do whatever he likes and attain perfection. But these foolish guides are not acting according to the direction of the scripture. They are manufacturing ways and misleading the people in general.

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References

  1. ähärah=eating; tu=ertainly; api=also; sarvasya=of everyone; tri-vidhah=of three kinds; bhavati=there is; priyah=dear; yajnah=sacrifice; tapah=austerity; tathä=also; dänam=charity; tesam=of them; bhedam=the differences; imam—this; srnu=hear.

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