Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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pathyaṁ pūtam anāyastam
āhāryaṁ sāttvikaṁ smṛtam
rājasaṁ cendriya-preṣṭhaṁ
tāmasaṁ cārti-dāśuci

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

Food that is wholesome, pure and obtained without difficulty is in the mode of goodness, food that gives immediate pleasure to the senses is in the mode of passion, and food that is unclean and causes distress is in the mode of ignorance.

PURPORT

Food in the mode of ignorance causes painful disease and ultimately premature death.

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