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yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣa-rakṣāḿsi rājasāḥ pretān bhūta-gaṇāḿś cānye yajante tāmasā janāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.4 Men in the mode of goodness worship the demigods; those in the mode of passion worship the...

aśāstra-vihitaḿ ghoraḿ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ dambhāhańkāra-saḿyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ karṣayantaḥ śarīra-sthaḿ bhūta-grāmam acetasaḥ māḿ caivāntaḥ śarīra-sthaḿ tān viddhy āsura-niścayān Translation of Bhagavad...

āhāras tv api sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyaḥ yajñas tapas tathā dānaḿ teṣāḿ bhedam imaḿ śṛṇu Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.7 Even the food each person prefers is of three kinds, according to the three modes of...

āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya- sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.8 Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life, purify one’s...

kaṭv-amla-lavaṇāty-uṣṇa- tīkṣṇa-rūkṣa-vidāhinaḥ āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkha-śokāmaya-pradāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.9 Foods that are too bitter, too sour, salty, hot, pungent, dry and burning are dear to those...

yāta-yāmaḿ gata-rasaḿ pūti paryuṣitaḿ ca yat ucchiṣṭam api cāmedhyaḿ bhojanaḿ tāmasa-priyam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.10 Food prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is tasteless, decomposed...

aphalākāńkṣibhir yajño vidhi-diṣṭo ya ijyate yaṣṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.11 Of sacrifices, the sacrifice performed according to the directions of scripture, as a matter of...

abhisandhāya tu phalaḿ dambhārtham api caiva yat ijyate bharata-śreṣṭha taḿ yajñaḿ viddhi rājasam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.12 But the sacrifice performed for some material benefit, or for the sake of pride, O chief...

vidhi-hīnam asṛṣṭānnaḿ mantra-hīnam adakṣiṇam śraddhā-virahitaḿ yajñaḿ tāmasaḿ paricakṣate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.13 Any sacrifice performed without regard for the directions of scripture, without distribution...

deva-dvija-guru-prājña- pūjanaḿ śaucam ārjavam brahmacaryam ahiḿsā ca śārīraḿ tapa ucyate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 17.14 Austerity of the body consists in worship of the Supreme Lord, the brahmanas, the spiritual master,...