Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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The Divisions of Faith
Chapter 17: Verse- 8
äyuh-sattva-balärogya- sukha-priti-vivardhanäh TRANSLATION
Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life, purify one’s existence and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction. Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart.
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References
- ↑ äyuh=duration of life; sattva=existence; bala=strength; ärogya=health;
sukha=happiness; priti=and satisfaction; vivardhanäh=increasing; rasyäh=juicy; snigdhäh=fatty; sthiräh=enduring; hrdyäh=pleasing to the
heart; ähäräh=food; sättvika=to one in goodness; priyäh=palatable.
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