The Threefold Faith · 17.10
Stale foods: Faith and Discipline
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्॥ १७.१० ॥
yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣhitaṁ cha yat
uchchhiṣhṭam api chāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam
Translation
The ignorant love food that is stale, not nourishing, putrid, and corrupt; the leftovers of others, and unclean.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 17.10 through stronger key ideas from the verse: stale foods, tasteless, putrid. In the context of Faith and Discipline, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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