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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 7

The Three Kinds of Faith

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु

āhāras tv api sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyaḥ yajñas tapas tathā dānaṁ teṣhāṁ bhedam imaṁ śhṛiṇu

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.7 mean?

The food that people enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity, and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction.

Word-by-word meaning

āhāraḥ—food · tu—indeed · api—even · sarvasya—of all · tri-vidhaḥ—of three kinds · bhavati—is · priyaḥ—dear · yajñaḥ—sacrifice · tapaḥ—austerity · tathā—and · dānam—charity · teṣhām—of them · bhedam—distinctions · imam—this · śhṛiṇu—hear

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