Onion and Garlic

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Dear Members,

 

Source: Nama Dwaar Nibbles

 

Category: Scriptures, Traditions and beliefs

 

We are advised to avoid onion and garlic in our diet.

Why? Some explain that they trigger lustful

tendencies; hence, we should avoid them in our diet.

But what is the real reason behind this?

 

During the ‘amruta matanam’ [churning the Divine Ocean

of Milk (’Ksheeraabdi’) for acquiring ‘amrut’] Lord

Vishnu took the form of a beautiful maiden to obtain

the ‘amrut’ for the Devas from the hands of the Asuras

who had snatched away the pot containing the ‘amrut’.

Taking even a small drop of ‘Amrut’, the tastiest of

all things in all worlds, one faces no death, has no

fear of disease, no hunger or sleep and always remains

fresh and active.

 

Mohini holding the pot of ‘amrut’ in her hand asked

the Devas and the Asuras to sit in a row facing each

other so that she could distribute the ‘amrut’ to

them. The Asuras dumbstruck by Mohini’s beauty sat

gaping at her and failed to notice her action. She was

serving the ‘amrut’ only to the Devas. However, Rahu,

one of the Asuras, noticed it and surreptitiously

moved to the row of the Devas and sat between the Sun

and the Moon gods and received the ‘amrut’. The Sun

and the Moon noticed him and quietly warned the Lord

who was in the form of Mohini. The Lord hit Rahu on

the head with the laddle and ordered him to spit out

the ‘amrut’. He spat out the ‘amrut’ and that fell out

as onion and garlic.

 

Since they have come out of the ‘amrut’ they are good

for health but since they have come out of an Asura’s

[demon] mouth they contain demonic elements in them.

 

Our Puranas detail how a ‘jiva’ takes birth on earth.

The ‘jivas’ remain as tiny atoms in space. At the

appropriate time, they enter the rain clouds, fall

down as rain and enter the ‘Oshadiis’ [food grains] on

earth. They enter the male as ‘retas’ [sperm] through

the food he consumes and then is transferred to the

womb of the mother where it begins to take form. The

demonic qualities are present in onion and garlic.

Thus, one who consumes onion and garlic begets

children with demonic qualities. It is for this reason

that one avoids onion and garlic.

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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