āhāraḥ tu api sarvasya tri vidhaḥ bhavati priyaḥ yajñaḥ tapaḥ tathā dānam teṣām bhedam imam śṛṇu
Even the food each person prefers is of three kinds, according to the three modes of material nature. The same is true of sacrifices, austerities and charity. Now hear of the distinctions between them.