Chapter 17 · Verse 7 · Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 17.7
Sanskrit
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।
Transliteration
āhāras tv api sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyaḥ yajñas tapas tathā dānaṁ teṣhāṁ bhedam imaṁ śhṛiṇu
In plain words
You are not broken by what you consume—food, words, worry, anger—but shaped by it, and you have more power over that than you think. Krishna says: even the smallest choice about what you take in, what you dwell on, what you feed your mind with, is an act of creation that either moves you toward healing or away from it. Start there. Not with the big answers. With what you let in today.
Word by Word
The Lord reveals that even our most basic act—eating—carries the fingerprint of consciousness itself. Food is never neutral; it shapes the body, mind, and spirit according to three qualities.
Just as food transforms us, so do our sacrifices, disciplines, and gifts; each reveals the depth of our inner nature. When you choose what you consume—whether nourishment, words, or experiences—you are sculpting your capacity for truth and freedom.
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Bhagavad Gita 17.7 — BG 17.7
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