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कर्शयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः । मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्॥६-३९-६॥
Lacking discernment, they afflict the aggregate of embodied elements within the body, and also Me who abides within the body; know them to be of an asuric resolve.
english translation
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः । यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु॥६-३९-७॥
Even food, which is dear to everyone, is of three kinds. So too are sacrifice (yajña), austerity (tapas), and giving (dāna); hear now this classification of them.
english translation
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः । रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः॥६-३९-८॥
Foods cherished by sāttvika persons are those that increase longevity, clarity, strength, health, comfort, and well-being—flavorful, unctuous, sustaining, and pleasing to the heart.
english translation
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः । आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः॥६-३९-९॥
Foods preferred by rājasa persons are bitter, sour, salty, excessively hot, pungent, dry, and burning; they give rise to discomfort, distress, and disease.
english translation
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् । उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्॥६-३९-१०॥
Food preferred by tāmasa persons is that which is stale, tasteless, putrid, kept overnight, as well as what is left over and impure.
english translation