VOICE OF THE RISHIS - 27

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PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA!

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS - 27

 

AHHAARA SUDDHOU, SATVA SUDDHIHI

 

BHAGAVAT GITA - 17TH CHAPTER

 

" The pure food is, so the thoughts are, states Lord Krishna to

Arjuna in the holy book Bhagavad Gita. Food affects the mind or the

thinking style is a good concept of Vedic system, which is often

questioned by the western scientists. What has good to do with the

thoughts is the moot question. Food has been analyzed in an

abjective style, whereas this ancient Vedic thought has contributed

a subjective concept. Indeed this thought has given birth to

vegetarianism.

 

All religious scriptures have given certain items of food as

tabooed. They are forbidden to be eaten and any transgression is

construed as an irreligious act. Eating pork is forbidden in Koran,

eating of the flesh of animals that do not chew, or that of the

animals without the forked hoofs i.e., horse, donkey, etc., is also

forbidden in the old Testament of the Bible.

 

Similarly vedic scripts including Gita, ordain that one should take

only saatvic diet, that is bland diet, non smelly, not too sour,

saltish nor pungent but delicious, pleasing, wholesome, and

nutritious helpful in aspects of strength and longevity. These

include fruits, vegetables, cereals, diary products like cow milk,

cow ghee, cow yoghurt (curds) etc.,

 

It is said that this type of saatvic diet, when taken for long years

makes the aspirant become pure in his thought and actions.

 

Hence all sages and saints in India consider taking pure, Holy or

saatvic as a `sine qua non' for spiritual upliftment.