Why are garlic and onions condemned if they are vegetables? We can understand that we should avoid meat and eggs, but limiting the list of vegetables we consume may seem too strict.
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There are some wonderful Shlokas in the Manu-Samhita, why we should not eat Onion Garlic Mushrooms etc?
(Manusmriti 5.5)
लशुनं गृञ्जनं चैव पलाण्डुं कवकानि च ।
अभक्ष्याणि द्विजातीनाम् अमेध्यप्रभवानि च ॥५॥
Transliteration:
laśunaṃ gṛñjanaṃ caiva palāṇḍuṃ kavakāni ca |
abhakṣyāṇi dvijātīnām amedhya-prabhavāni ca || 5 ||
English Translation:
“Garlic, leeks (or certain root vegetables), onions, and mushroom
and all things produced from impure substances are unfit to be eaten by the twice-born (dvijas).”
Chapter 5 of Manusmriti deals largely with dietary rules and purity for the dvija (twice-born classes). Several verses in this section list foods considered “abhakṣya” (not fit to eat) for ritual purity.
Wonderful article - Thank you so very much dear Chaitanaya Chandra Prabhu
There are some wonderful Shlokas in the Manu-Samhita, why we should not eat Onion Garlic Mushrooms etc?
(Manusmriti 5.5)
लशुनं गृञ्जनं चैव पलाण्डुं कवकानि च ।
अभक्ष्याणि द्विजातीनाम् अमेध्यप्रभवानि च ॥५॥
Transliteration:
laśunaṃ gṛñjanaṃ caiva palāṇḍuṃ kavakāni ca |
abhakṣyāṇi dvijātīnām amedhya-prabhavāni ca || 5 ||
English Translation:
“Garlic, leeks (or certain root vegetables), onions, and mushroom
and all things produced from impure substances are unfit to be eaten by the twice-born (dvijas).”
Chapter 5 of Manusmriti deals largely with dietary rules and purity for the dvija (twice-born classes). Several verses in this section list foods considered “abhakṣya” (not fit to eat) for ritual purity.
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