Yogayagnavalkya:- Leaf,
plates made of bronze, silver,
and gold can be used
for eating meals . It
can be made according to
one's wealth.
37. -aejnkr[
ivxanm!- Rules for taking
meals
mnu>-
pUjyedzn< inTy<
A*a½Etdk…Tsyn! ,
pUijt< ýzn< inTy< blmUjR<
àyCDit .
Manu:- One
should always worship food.
One should not find fault
with food. Food gives strength
and virility to the eater.
sumNtu>-
AÚ< inxaPy
drœVyatu n hSten kdacn
,
pUjiyTva tdÚ< c Aapaezn<
tu smÙkm!
Sumanthu:-
Food should be served with
ladle and never by hand.
Regard the served food
with reverence and recite the
aposhana prayer.
Vyas>-
AÚ< Ô‚òœva
à[<yadaE àa<jil> kwyeÄt>
,
ASmak< inTymSTvetidit -®ya=w
vNdyet! .
Vyasa:-
Join your hands in worship
and pray " Let me
get food like this daily".
Vyas>-
maEn< vaca inv&iÄs!
Syat! naÇ-a;a n s<Sk«tm!
,
naNydEver[< iv:[u<< sda Xyayeí
kItRyet! .
Vyasa:
One should not be talking
while taking meals not even
in Sanskrit. Vishnu can
be meditated upon and praised.
Other deities' names should
not be mentioned.
zai{fLy>-
navZy< -aejne maEn<
k…quMbaïmvaisnam! ,
vacaepcar> ktRVyae -u<jta< sh-aejne
.
Shandilya:- The
householder need not remain
silent during meals. He
should speak pleasantly to
the people who eat with
him.
makR{fey>-
AîIyaÄNmna -UTvapUvR<
tu mxur< rsm! ,
lv[aMlaE twa mXye kquitaidk<
tt> .
àakœÔv< pué;aeîIyaNmXye
tu kiQnaznm! ,
ANte pundRvazI tu blaraeGye
n mu<cit .
Markandeya:- Food
should be eaten with concentration.
Sweets should be eaten
first. Then a man should
eat salty and sour items
in the middle, and bitter
and astringent items later. First,
liquid food and then solid
food and at the end
liquid food should be taken.
This gives strength and
good health.
AapSt<b>-
AòaE ¢asamune-Rúya>
;aefzar{y vaisn> ,
ÖaiÇ<zt< g&hSwSyapirimt<
äücair[> .
Apasthamba:- Sanyasi
should eat eight mouthfuls
of food. Vanaprasthan should
eat sixteen mouthfuls, householder
thirty-two mouthfuls and the
brahmachari should eat as much
as he wants.
baexayn>-
äüi[ me AaTma=mttTvayeTy]re[aTmanm!
,
yaejyet! svR³tu yaijnamaTmyajI
ivizZyte .
Bodhayana:- After
taking food, recite the
manthra "Brahmani me athma amrutatvaya".
The purport of this manthra
is to take his athma
to paramathma. The man
who seeks athma and does
this with faith is superior
to the man who performs
all kinds of rituals.
bøna<
-u<jta< mXye n caîIyat!TvraiNvt>
,
v&wa
n ivkredÚ< naeiCDò>
k…Çicdœ ìjet! .
When many
people are eating together,
one should not eat fast
but should adjust with
others. Food should not
be spread around wastefully.
One should not walk around
with unwashed mouth. If
one eats food fallen on
the ground, he should observe
chandrayanam.
ym>-
ySTvekp<aE iv;m<
ddait õehaÑyaÖa yid
vawR
hetae> , vede;u†òam&i;i-í
gIta< ta< äühTya<
munyae vdiNt .
Yama:- When many people are eating together, if different foods are served for a few out of friendship, fear, or because they are rich , the host commits a sin like brahmahathi [killing a brahmin] as given in the Vedas and as uttered by the great sages.