Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

    Verse 7

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 17, Verse 7

    आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

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

    Translation

    Even the food that is dear to all is threefold; so too are sacrifices, austerities, and gifts. Listen to this distinction among them.
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