Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 514

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-17 Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga Yogaḥ

āyuḥ sattva bal-ārogya sukha prīti vivardhanāḥ | rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sātvika priyāḥ || 8 || 8. A diet which promotes longevity, intellectual alertness, energy, health, pleasure and cheerfulness and those that are succulent, nutritional, substantial and agreeable, are preferred by Sattvic people. Commentary Intellectual alertness (Sattva) — in this context the term 'Sattva' means mind, and refers indirectly to the power of thinking. For the Sattva Guna promotes the development of learning, as previously declared:— 'From Sattva knowledge arises' . At the time of ingestion the Sattvic foods in themselves cause pleasure. They are succulent — full of sweet juices. Nutritional — full of oil. They are substantial — that is produce long lasting effects. They are agreeable — they are presented in a pleasing manner.