Gherand Samhita

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मिताहारं विना यस्तु योगारम्भं तु कारयेत् । नानारोगो भवेत्तस्य किञ्चिद्योगो न सिध्यति ॥५-१६॥

sanskrit

A devotee who starts practicing yoga without following the strict diet. He suffers from many types of diseases and also does not get even the slightest success in Yoga.

english translation

hindi translation

mitAhAraM vinA yastu yogArambhaM tu kArayet | nAnArogo bhavettasya kiJcidyogo na sidhyati ||5-16||

hk transliteration

शाल्यन्नं यवपिष्टं वा गोधूमपिष्टकं तथा । मुद्गं माषचणकादि शुभ्रं च तुषवर्जितम् ॥५-१७॥

sanskrit

Acceptable or beneficial diet: Maharishi Gherand has included the following food items in the beneficial diet – rice, barley flour, wheat flour, husk-free green gram, urad and gram pulses etc. after cleaning them properly.

english translation

hindi translation

zAlyannaM yavapiSTaM vA godhUmapiSTakaM tathA | mudgaM mASacaNakAdi zubhraM ca tuSavarjitam ||5-17||

hk transliteration

पटोलं पनसं मानं कक्कोलं च शुकाशकम् । द्राढिकां कर्कटीं रम्भां डुम्बरीं कण्टकण्टकम् ॥५-१८॥

sanskrit

Parwal, Jackfruit, Kankol, Bitter Gourd, Jiminkand, Arvi, Cucumber, Banana, Sycamore and Amaranth are edible.

english translation

hindi translation

paTolaM panasaM mAnaM kakkolaM ca zukAzakam | drADhikAM karkaTIM rambhAM DumbarIM kaNTakaNTakam ||5-18||

hk transliteration

आमरम्भां बालरम्भां रम्भादण्डं च मूलकम् । वार्ताकीं मूलकमृद्धिं योगी भक्षणमाचरेत् ॥५-१९॥

sanskrit

Yogi should consume raw banana or banana stalk and flower, middle part or stalk of banana, banana root, brinjal, radish etc.

english translation

hindi translation

AmarambhAM bAlarambhAM rambhAdaNDaM ca mUlakam | vArtAkIM mUlakamRddhiM yogI bhakSaNamAcaret ||5-19||

hk transliteration

बालशाकं कालशाकं तथा पटोलपत्रकम् । पञ्चशाकं प्रशंसीयाद्वास्तूकं हिलमोचिकाम् ॥५-२०॥

sanskrit

Five types of vegetables like raw vegetables, seasonal vegetables, Parwal vegetables, Bathua and Himlochika i.e. Hurhur vegetable etc. have been described as praiseworthy for a Yogi.

english translation

hindi translation

bAlazAkaM kAlazAkaM tathA paTolapatrakam | paJcazAkaM prazaMsIyAdvAstUkaM hilamocikAm ||5-20||

hk transliteration