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TEXT 7 aharas tv api sarvasya
SYNONYMS  aharah--eating;
tu--certainly; api--also; sarvasya--of everyone; tri-vidhah--three
kinds; bhavati--there are; priyah--dear; yajnah--sacrifice;
tapah--austerity; tatha--also; danam--charity; tesam--of
them; bhedam--differences; imam--thus; srnu--hear.
TRANSLATION Even food
of which all partake is of three kinds, according to the three modes of
material nature. The same is true of sacrifices, austerities and charity.
Listen, and I shall tell you of the distinctions of these.
PURPORT In terms of
different situations and the modes of material nature, there are differences
in the manner of eating, performing sacrifices, austerities and charities.
They are not all conducted on the same level. Those who can understand
analytically what kind of performances are in what modes of material nature
are actually wise; those who consider all kinds of sacrifice or foods or
charity to be the same cannot discriminate, and they are foolish. There
are missionary workers who advocate that one can do whatever he likes and
attain perfection. But these foolish guides are not acting according to
the direction of the scripture. They are manufacturing ways and misleading
the people in general.
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