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.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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