Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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The Divisions of Faith
Chapter 17: Verse- 9
katv-amla-lavanäty-usna- tiksna-rüksa-vidähinah 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.
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References
- ↑ katu=bitter; amla=sour; lavana=salty; ati-usna=very hot; tiksna=pungent; rüksa=dry; vidähinah=burning; ähäräh=food; räjasasya=to one in the mode of passion; istäh=palatable; duhkha=distress; soka=misery; ämaya=disease; pradäh=causing.
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