Gherand Samhita

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योगारम्भे वर्जयेच्च पथस्त्रीवह्निसेवनम् ॥५-२६॥

sanskrit

Long journey, company of women and consumption of fire etc. are said to be prohibited in the beginning of Yoga.

english translation

hindi translation

yogArambhe varjayecca pathastrIvahnisevanam ||5-26||

hk transliteration

नवनीतं घृतं क्षीरं गुडं शर्करादि चैक्षवम् । पक्वरम्भां नारिकेलं दाडिम्बमशिवासवम् । द्राक्षां तु लवनीं धात्रीं रसमम्लविवर्जितम् ॥५-२७॥

sanskrit

Consuming new ghee i.e. butter, milk, jaggery and sugar, parts of five types of bananas, coconut, pomegranate, fennel, dry grapes, amla without sour juice and foods containing acid juice is prohibited.

english translation

hindi translation

navanItaM ghRtaM kSIraM guDaM zarkarAdi caikSavam | pakvarambhAM nArikelaM dADimbamazivAsavam | drAkSAM tu lavanIM dhAtrIM rasamamlavivarjitam ||5-27||

hk transliteration

एलाजातिलवङ्गं च पौरुषं जम्बुजाम्बलम् । हरीतकीं खर्जूरं च योगी भक्षणमाचरेत् ॥५-२८॥

sanskrit

Yogi should consume things like cardamom, cloves, ripe asiatic greevia , blackberries, jambul (thicker form of blackberries i.e. jamoya), myrobalan and dates etc.

english translation

hindi translation

elAjAtilavaGgaM ca pauruSaM jambujAmbalam | harItakIM kharjUraM ca yogI bhakSaNamAcaret ||5-28||

hk transliteration

लघुपाकं प्रियं स्निग्धं तथा धातुप्रपोषणम् । मनोऽभिलषितं योग्यं योगी भोजनमाचरेत् ॥५-२९॥

sanskrit

A Yogi should consume only those foods which cook quickly, taste good, are smooth, which nourish all the Dhatu Plasma (Rasa),Blood (Rakta),Muscles (Mamsa),Fatty tissue (Meda),Bones (Asthi),Bone Marrow (Majja),Semen & Reproductive tissue (Shukra) of the body and are good for the mind.

english translation

hindi translation

laghupAkaM priyaM snigdhaM tathA dhAtuprapoSaNam | mano'bhilaSitaM yogyaM yogI bhojanamAcaret ||5-29||

hk transliteration

काठिन्यं दुरितं पूतिमुष्णं पर्युषितं तथा । अतिशीतं चाति चोष्णं भक्ष्यं योगी विवर्जयेत् ॥५-३०॥

sanskrit

A yogi should never consume food that is slow to cook or digest, contaminated, rotten, too hot, too cold or stale.

english translation

hindi translation

kAThinyaM duritaM pUtimuSNaM paryuSitaM tathA | atizItaM cAti coSNaM bhakSyaM yogI vivarjayet ||5-30||

hk transliteration