Bhagavad Gita 17.7 आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः

Bhagavad Gita 17.7 — word by word

Explanation

Even the food that each person likes is of three kinds; so too are sacrifice, austerity and charity. Hear now how they differ. Krishna widens the discussion from faith to everyday life. The gunas show up not only in worship but in what we eat, how we offer, how we discipline ourselves and how we give.

This verse introduces the long section 17.8–22, which classifies food, sacrifice, austerity and charity by the three gunas. Shankara notes that a person's preference in food reveals their guna, and that knowing this helps one choose what increases sattva. Commentators observe the practical breadth of the Gita here: spiritual life is not confined to temples and meditation but extends to the kitchen and the marketplace. The framework has shaped much traditional Indian thinking about diet and conduct.

भावार्थ

सबको प्रिय लगने वाला भोजन भी तीन प्रकार का होता है। इसी प्रकार यज्ञ, तप और दान भी तीन प्रकार के होते हैं। उनका यह भेद सुनो। आध्यात्मिकता रसोई और व्यवहार तक फैली हुई है।

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