यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्
yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣhitaṁ cha yat uchchhiṣhṭam api chāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam
Recitation · Text 17.10
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Food that is stale, tasteless, putrid, left overnight, leftover and unclean is dear to those in darkness. What is described is not poverty but indifference — food treated as though it did not matter.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:What is described is not poverty but indifference toward food.