Learn·Chapter 17 · The three kinds of faith·Verse 10 of 28
Bhagavad Gītā 17.10, word by word
BG 17.10
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्
yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣhitaṁ cha yat uchchhiṣhṭam api chāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam
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In English
The ignorant love food that is stale, not nourishing, putrid, and corrupt; the leftovers of others, and unclean.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
That which is stale, tasteless, putrid, rotten, rejected, and impure is the food liked by the Tamasic.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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