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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.5

अग्निपक्वं समश्न‍ीयात् कालपक्व‍मथापि वा । उलूखलाश्मकुट्टो वा दन्तोलूखल एव वा ॥ ५ ॥
agni-pakvaṁ samaśnīyāt
[agni-pakvam samashneeyaat]
kāla-pakvam athāpi vā
[kaala-pakvam athaapi vaa]
ulūkhalāśma-kuṭṭo vā
[ulookhalaashma-kutto vaa]
dantolūkhala eva vā
[dantolookhala eva vaa]
Word-for-word
agni — by fire pakvam — made ready to eat samaśnīyāt — one should eat kāla — by time pakvam — right for eating atha — else api — indeed vā — or ulūkhala — with grinding mortar aśma — and stone kuṭṭaḥ — pulverized, ground up vā — or danta — using the teeth ulūkhalaḥ — as a grinding mortar eva — indeed vā — or, alternatively.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
agni-pakvaṁ samaśnīyāt
agni
by fire
pakvam
made ready to eat
samaśnīyāt
one should eat
kāla-pakvam athāpi vā
kāla
by time
pakvam
right for eating
atha
else
api
indeed
vā
or
ulūkhalāśma-kuṭṭo vā
ulūkhala
with grinding mortar
aśma
and stone
kuṭṭaḥ
pulverized, ground up
vā
or
dantolūkhala eva vā
danta
using the teeth
ulūkhalaḥ
as a grinding mortar
eva
indeed
vā
or, alternatively.
One may eat foodstuffs prepared with fire, such as grains, or fruits ripened by time. One may grind one’s food with mortar and stone or with one’s own teeth.
Purport

In Vedic civilization it is recommended that at the end of one’s life one should go to a holy place or forest for spiritual perfection. In sacred forests one does not find restaurants, supermarkets, fast-food chains and so on, and thus one must eat simply, reducing sense gratification.

Although in the Western countries people eat processed food, one living simply must himself separate and pulverize grains and other foods before eating. This is referred to here.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He may eat food cooked by fire such as grains or fruits ripened by time. He may grind his food with a mortar and stone or with his own teeth. He can grind food with mortar and pestle or use his teeth as a mortar.
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Personal Guidance
Eat foods prepared with fire — grains and fruits ripened by time, ground with mortar or one's own teeth. Even cuisine shrinks to elemental simplicity.
Reflection Questions
  • What in my eating could become more elemental?
  • Where am I performing food rather than simply eating it?
📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io

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