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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)17.8

17.8
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः । रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥ १७-८ ॥
āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ | rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ || 17-8 ||
— increasing life, vigour, strength, health, ease, and delight ; — savoury, oily, firm ; — agreeable foods ; — are dear to the sāttvic

Foods that increase life, vigour, strength, health, ease, and delight, and that are savoury, oily, firm, and agreeable, are dear to the sāttvic.