Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.9 Chapter 17, Verse 9
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः ।
आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः ॥१७.९॥
kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavidāhinaḥ
āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ
Meaning
Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry and burning are liked by the rajasic; they cause pain, grief and disease.
Newly written by Bhajan Dhun — scholarly review in progress.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 17.9 (Chapter 17, The Three Kinds of Faith, Verse 9)
