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BG 17.10 — 17.10 That which is state, tasteless, putrid, rotten, refuse and impure, is the food liked by the Tamasic. | Live Gita
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यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् |
उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ||१७-१०||

yātayāmaṃ gatarasaṃ pūti paryuṣitaṃ ca yat . ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyaṃ bhojanaṃ tāmasapriyam ||17-10||


।।17.10।। अर्धपक्व, रसरहित, दुर्गन्धयुक्त, बासी, उच्छिष्ट तथा अपवित्र (अमेध्य) अन्न तामस जनों को प्रिय होता है।।

Word-by-word meanings

17.10 यातयामम् state? गतरसम् tasteless? पूति putrid? पर्युषितम् rotten? च and? यत् which? उच्छिष्टम् refuse? अपि also? च and? अमेध्यम् impure? भोजनम् food? तामसप्रियम् liked by the Tamasic.Commentary Cannabis indica (Ganja)? Bhang? opium? cocaine? Charas? Chandoo? all stale and putrid articles? are Tamasic.Yatayamam Stale? literally means cooked three hours ago. Yatayamam and Gatarasam mean the same thing.Paryushitam Rotten The cooked food which has been kept overnight.Uchchishtam What is left o

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।17.10।।यातयाम -- अधपका? गतरस -- रसरहित? पूति -- दुर्गन्धयुक्त और बासी अर्थात् जिसको पके हुए एक रात बीत गयी हो? तथा उच्छिष्ट -- खानेके पश्चात् बचा हुआ और अमेध्य -- जो यज्ञके योग्य न हो? ऐसा भोजन तामसी मनुष्योंको प्रिय होता है। यहाँ? यातयामका अर्थ अधपका किया गया है क्योंकि निर्वीर्य ( सारहीन भोजनको गतरस शब्दसे कहा गया है।

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Swami Gambirananda

17.10 Food which is not properly cooked, lacking in essence, putrid and stale, and even ort and that which is unfit for sacrifice, is dear to one possessed of tamas.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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