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Q. 244. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD AND WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF HAPPINESS ?

Posted by padmavati mataji on July 22, 2011 at 5:09pm

Q. 244. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD AND WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF HAPPINESS ?

A.  BY   SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

pathyaḿ pūtam anāyastamāhāryaḿ sāttvikaḿ smṛtamrājasaḿ cendriya-preṣṭhaḿtāmasaḿ cārti-dāśuciSYNONYMSpathyam — beneficial; pūtam — pure; anāyastam — attained without difficulty; āhāryam — food; sāttvikam — in the mode of goodness; smṛtam — is considered; rājasam — in the mode of passion; ca — and; indriya-preṣṭham — very dear to the senses; tāmasam — in the mode of ignorance; ca — and;ārti-da — which creates suffering; aśuci — is impure.TRANSLATIONFood 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.(Srimad Bhagavatam).PURPORTFood in the mode of ignorance causes painful disease and ultimately premature death.sāttvikaḿ sukham ātmotthaḿviṣayotthaḿ tu rājasamtāmasaḿ moha-dainyotthaḿnirguṇaḿ mad-apāśrayamSYNONYMSsāttvikam — in the mode of goodness; sukham — happiness; ātma-uttham — generated from the self; viṣaya-uttham — generated from sense objects; tu — but; rājasam — in the mode of passion; tāmasam — in the mode of ignorance; moha — from delusion; dainya — and degradation; uttham — derived;nirguṇam — transcendental; mat-apāśrayam — within Me.TRANSLATIONHappiness derived from the self is in the mode of goodness, happiness based on sense gratification is in the mode of passion, and happiness based on delusion and degradation is in the mode of ignorance. But that happiness found within Me is transcendental.(Srimad Bhagavatam).

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    padmavati mataji July 22, 2011 at 5:11pm
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    padmavati mataji July 22, 2011 at 5:11pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
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    padmavati mataji July 22, 2011 at 5:10pm
    Pranam Dearest Devotee. Hare Krishna.
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    padmavati mataji July 22, 2011 at 5:10pm
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