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| Chapter 17: The Divisions of Faith |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 17.9
ahara rajasasyeshta
SYNONYMS
katu -- bitter; amla -- sour; lavana -- salty; ati-ushna -- very hot; tikshna -- pungent; ruksha -- dry; vidahinah -- burning; aharah -- food; rajasasya -- to one in the mode of passion; ishtah -- palatable; duhkha -- distress; soka -- misery; amaya -- disease; pradah -- causing.
TRANSLATION
Foods that are too bitter, too sour, salty, hot, pungent, dry and burning are dear to those in the mode of passion. Such foods cause distress, misery and disease.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness