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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 10

The Three Kinds of Faith

यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्

yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣhitaṁ cha yat uchchhiṣhṭam api chāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.10 mean?

The ignorant love food that is stale, not nourishing, putrid, and corrupt; the leftovers of others, and unclean.

Word-by-word meaning

yāta-yāmam—stale foods · gata-rasam—tasteless · pūti—putrid · paryuṣhitam—polluted · cha—and · yat—which · uchchhiṣhṭam—left over · api—also · cha—and · amedhyam—impure · bhojanam—foods · tāmasa—to persons in the mode of ignorance · priyam—dear

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