SB 7.12.18 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.18

न कृष्टपच्यमश्नीयादकृष्टं चाप्यकालत: । अग्निपक्व‍मथामं वा अर्कपक्व‍मुताहरेत् ॥ १८ ॥

na kṛṣṭa-pacyam aśnīyād

[na krishta-pachyam ashneeyaad]

akṛṣṭaṁ cāpy akālataḥ

[akrishtam chaapy akaalatah]

agni-pakvam athāmaṁ vā

[agni-pakvam athaamam vaa]

arka-pakvam utāharet

[arka-pakvam utaaharet]

Word-for-word

na — not kṛṣṭa-pacyam — grains grown by tilling of the field aśnīyāt — one should eat akṛṣṭam — grains that have grown without tilling of the field ca — and api — also akālataḥ — ripened untimely agni-pakvam — grains prepared by being cooked in fire atha — as well as āmam — mango vā — either arka-pakvam — food ripened naturally by the sunshine uta — it is so enjoined āharet — the vānaprastha should eat.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

na kṛṣṭa-pacyam aśnīyād

not

kṛṣṭa-pacyam

grains grown by tilling of the field

aśnīyāt

one should eat

akṛṣṭaṁ cāpy akālataḥ

akṛṣṭam

grains that have grown without tilling of the field

and

api

also

akālataḥ

ripened untimely

agni-pakvam athāmaṁ vā

agni-pakvam

grains prepared by being cooked in fire

atha

as well as

āmam

mango

vā

either

arka-pakvam utāharet

arka-pakvam

food ripened naturally by the sunshine

uta

it is so enjoined

āharet

the vānaprastha should eat.

A person in vānaprastha life should not eat grains grown by tilling of the fields. He should also not eat grains that have grown without tilling of the field but are not fully ripe. Nor should a vānaprastha eat grains cooked in fire. Indeed, he should eat only fruit ripened by the sunshine.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

A person in vānaprastha life should not eat grains grown by tilling the fields. He should also not eat grains that have grown without tilling of the field but are not fully ripe. Nor should he eat grains cooked by fire. Indeed, he should eat only food ripened by the sunshine. Akālataḥ means unripe.

Personal Guidance

A vānaprastha does not eat tilled grains, unripe wild grains, or grains cooked in fire — only sun-ripened fruit. The diet itself becomes austere. What you eat and how it is prepared shapes the stage you can sustain.

Reflection Questions

Where does your diet block, rather than support, the spiritual stage you aspire to?
What simple food restriction would actually advance your practice?

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