The way of eating food suggested by Bhishma Pitamah

Whatever we eat food has put a great impact on our Mind, Thoughts, Emotions, and in our Expressions. What kind of food we eat reflects on our face also. In this world, we see different kind of people around us like. Good people, bad people; Violent,  kindful; Selfish, selfless; Lustful, loveful; Greedy, generous; Corrupt, honest; Spiritual, materialistic; Devotional, Dramabaaz. Likewise there are many kinds of people.

FOOD & FRIENDSHIP
In Shrimad Bhagwad Gita, it is said as Ahar & Vihar – युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु – Gita.Today this topic will discuss about Food & friendship.

It’s said in छांदोग्य उपनिषद that…

अन्नमशितं त्रेधा विधीयते – Eaten food gets converted in 3 things in a body
तस्य यः स्थविष्ठो धातुस्तत्पुरीषं भवति – External part of the food gets converted in excreta

यो मध्यमस्तन्मांसं योऽणिष्ठस्तन्मनः – Middle part of food gets converted in flesh & sutle part of the food gets converted in Mind.

Bhishma Pitamaha told Arjuna about 5 types of food :-

In our religion texts, knowledge has been given not only about religion but also about things related to karma. Today we all talk about food. Considered to be the ultimate store house of worldly and practical knowledge, it is described in the Gita that Bhishma Pitamah advised Arjuna not to eat five types of food. If a person consumes these 5 type of food, the poverty comes in this house.

1. First Meal

Bhishma Pitamah has described such food as mud on which someone has crossed the plate of food. According to the Gita, such food is like mud lying in a drain. It should not be accepted. If by mistake you have crossed the plate of food in the house, then it is better not to eat this food yourself and put if for the animals. 

If you know these things of Shivpuran, than will not have to see the face of Yamlok.

2. Second Meal

In the Gita the another wrong type of food has been told to him, the food plate on which one has stumbled with the foot or someone else's foot, such food becomes not edible. Avoid taking such food, otherwise you may become poor.

3. Third Meal

Bhishma Pitamaha has told in the Gita that the third bad type of food is that in which the hair comes out. Such food is not considered edible, it becomes contaminated. A person who eats such food soon becomes pauper.

4. Fourth Meal

Bhishma Pitamah said that if husband and wife are have food in the same plate, then their love comes in the form of an item in that food. No third person should attend that meal. This can prove to be harmful for him. However, for husband and wife, by eating food in the same plate, love increases and for both of them this food like getting the virtuous fruits of the four dhams.

Shiv had told these secrets of Kali Yuga to Goddess Parvati, see how true.

If two brothers are eating in a plate, it is called Amritpan.

That food becomes like the prasad of four dham...

5. Fifth Meal

If a daughter is a virgin and eats food in the same plate with her father, then that father will never die prematurely because the daughters takes away her father's premature death. 

Whenever you eat food, give your daughter a small portion in the same plate with you.

The lessons that Bishma Pitamah told Draupadi Ji :-   

In Mahabharat war, Arjun has pierced the body of Bhishm Pitamah with number of arrows & Bhishm fell down on the bed of arrows.

After 18 days of Mahabharat war when Pandavas got the victory. Later all Pandavas with Lord Krishna & Draupadiji came to meet Bhishma Pitamah who was sleeping on the painful bed of arrows. Bhishm Pitamah started giving sermon of Dharm to Yudhisthir & other pandavas. While Bhishm Pitamah was giving the great sermons of Dharm, Draupadiji got smile on her face.

Bhishm Pitamah noticed this & asked her, dear daughter, why did you smiling? Any resson ? Draupadiji said, No, I am sorry for that. Again Bhishm Pitamah asked, please tell me why did you smile now ?Then Draupadiji said, oh Grandsire, what a great sermon of Dharm you are giving now to them but when Dushasan was pulling my sarees in front of the whole Kuru Assembly, at that time where was this knowledge of Dharm ? Why didn’t you stop Duryodhan & Dushasan from insulting me in front of the assembly? 

Then Bhishm Pitamah replied to Draupadiji, you must listen very very carefully.
Bhishm Pitamah said, dear daughter, YOU ARE RIGHT, I COULDN’T STOP DURYODHAN & DUSHASHAN. Because I was eating the food of Duryodhan so, I had lost my MORAL COURAGE to go against Duryodhan & favor the Dharm, I was helpless !

But in war, Arjun has pierced my whole body with the arrows, now the blood made off the food of Duryodhan lost from my body. So now I regained that pure knowledge of Dharm.

This is the EFFECT of FOOD on our MIND, on our Knowledge, on our Moral Courage, on our Sanskar. Wrong Food, wrong people’s food can corrupt your Sanskar, it can destroy your Moral Courage. What kind of food you eat, whose food you eat will determine the stability or instability of Sanskar & Morality in your life.

Sometime you also go to eat the food in Hotel or restaurant.

But you don’t know how they prepare the food, who prepare the food in the restaurant & hotel. Before you eat the food of the hotel & restaurant….Are you sure that cooks have taken baths before preparing food ?Are you sure that cooks have washed their hands after using the toilet ?

Are you sure that cooks are not having any addiction to smoking, tobacco or alcohol ? Are you sure that cooks have not sprinkled his sweat in the food ? Now you just think, if you will eat such food prepared by such disgusting cooks, disgusting materials, in a disgusting way what kinds of thoughts would you get in your mind after eating such food? They don’t wash the vegetables properly & sometimes they use spoiled vegetables also.

They don’t wash vessels for the second round of cooking – Everyday they will use the same unwashed vessels.They cook the veg food in non-veg food vessels.They offer you veg food in a nice dish but it has been prepared in non-veg vessels.

Instead if you always eat the food prepared by your Mother or Sister, they prepare it with love & affection for you, Such food will enhance your good thoughts & good health also. EAT the RIGHT Food don’t eat the DELIGHT Food. Eat the HOME-MADE food, don’t eat the HOTEL-MADE Food.

छांदोग्य उपनिषद –
आहारशुद्धौ सत्वशुद्धि सत्वशुद्धौ ध्रुवा स्मृति :।
(Purified Food leads to Purified Mind, Purified Mind leads to Constant Memory of God)
You can’t realize God without the RIGHT food

 

Eat Vegetarian Foods

1. • Fuits, Grains & pulses.
2. •Avoid Non-veg food, Fishes, Eggs, Meats.
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4. •Because that food is not possible without the violence & violence is the sin.
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6. •Flesh and meat, even if it is remains of a sacrifice in Yagya, should never be eaten even in exigency (15)
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8. •Avoid Onion-garlic.
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10. •Because it increases LUST & ANGER so as a devotee of God, we must avoid such food.

Eat Pure Foods

1. •Such food which is prepared with purity & piousness.
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3. •Which is prepared with maintaining piousness like washing hands, taking bath, physical hygiene etc.
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5. •Which is prepared with filtered water.
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7. •Which is prepared in well-washed vessels.
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9. •Which is prepared after washing the vegetables properly.
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11. •Adopt such Pure food & avoid the hotel food.

Eat Prasad Foods

1. •After cooking the food you can prepare a special dish containing each & every food items prepared in kitchen.
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3. •And then you can offer that dish to God.
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5. •Then you can mix that prasad with the other items & make all food items as prasad.
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7. •If everybody will have such prasad of God everyday, it will purify everyone’s thoughts and your home will become heaven.
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9. •It will purify your thoughts & emotions.
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11. •It will strengthen your Sanskar.

Conclusion:- As is the FOOD so is the MIND. What we eat & drink affects our Mind, our thoughts & emotions. Same thing proven by Harvard University also Whatever we eat & drink directly affects the structure and function of our brain and, ultimately, our mood. Our Food affects our Mood. If a person drinks alcohol then he will lose control of his mind, his body, his behavior will change completely, he will lose his balance, why ? Because of that DRINK, it affects our mood. When we eat so much at the time of lunch then we feel sleepy, we get dozing, our mind becomes idle & lazy, Why? Because food affects our Mood. What kind of food we eat will determine our happy mood or sad mood, fresh mood or tired mood If you want to MAKE your MOOD GOOD then make your FOOD GOOD.