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| Vishal Aksh (Astrologer, Researcher, Writer, Thinker & Philosopher) |
(1) We all Hindu believe that we should not take Animal Food
and should only consume Vegetable Food. It is good to take Vegetarian Food but
as far as Dharma is concerned the food is a requirement for survival and the
types of Food are based on the Guna such as Satvik, Rajsik and Tamsik.
(2) Satvik Food is made up of Vegetables and Milk Products
and does not contain stimulants and that is why it is best suited for the
people doing Intellectual Works and Trading Works where the Wisdom and
Intelligence are applied as a part of livelihood. Though Milk Products don’t
come under Vegetable Food but it comes under Satvik Food.
(3) Rajsik Food is a mixture of the several ingredients of
Vegetable Foods and Animal Food. This type of food provides physical energy and
thus it is the requirement of Warriors and all those doing similar works.
(4) Tamsik Food includes stimulants and Vegetables like
Onion. It is the requirement of people belonging to Labor Works.
(5) In Vedic Literature it is written जीवजीवस्य
भोजनम्। (Jeevjeevasya
Bhojanam) which means an animal is a food for other animal. This clearly
reflects that all types of Food belong to Animal or living beings come under
Animal Food.
(6) In Sativik
Food the Curd contains microbes and this clearly verifies जीवजीवस्य
भोजनम्। (Jeevjeevasya
Bhojanam).
(7) But what about
Trees and other Vegetables. Are they living beings or not? Several Vedic
Experts consider them as non living. If this is taken then the validity of
Vedic Rule जीवजीवस्य भोजनम्। (Jeevjeevasya Bhojanam) will become
questionable.
(8) Now I am going
to explain what Vedic Literatures speak about Trees and other Vegetables:
(i) ओषध्यः
फलपाकान्ता नानाविधफलोपगाः।
अपुष्पा
फलवन्तो ये ते वनस्पतयः स्मृताः॥
Translation: The Plants which survive up to the ripe of
their fruits and after that they die and the trees with plenty of flowers and
fruits are known as Aushdhi.
The Plants which
produces fruits without flowers are known as Vanaspati
Note: Every Plant is not Aushdhi
similarly every Plant is not Vanaspati.
(ii) पुष्पिणः फलिनश्चै
वृक्षास्तूभयतः।
तमसा बहुरुपेण
वेष्टिताः कर्महेतुना॥
Translation: The Plants which grow very much and
fructify are known as Vriksh (Trees)
Note: In Sanskrit the other word used for Vriksh
is Taru which is very near to English Word Tree both in pronunciation and
meaning.
(iii) अन्तःसंज्ञा
भवन्त्येते सुखदुःखसमन्विताः।
Translation: These Trees and other vegetables etc also
possess self consciousness and feelings of joy and sorrow but because of the
existing of Tamo Guna on account of their Past Karma they are not able to
express that.
Note: This is a great information described in
aforesaid Sanskrit Shloka written under ((8)/(iii)). The Trees and all the
other Plants have feelings and self consciousness with Karmic Approaches but
unable to express. This is enough to prove that Vedas give to members of Vegetable
Kingdom a status of Living Beings with Karmic Approaches.
(9) All the
Vegetable Foods thus also come under Animal Food and thus it gets
authentication under the Vedic Statement जीवजीवस्य
भोजनम्। (Jeevjeevasya
Bhojanam).
(10) If you
consume Vegetable Food don’t say you are Vegetarian just say you are Satvik
Written on Monday,
April 23, 2019 at 16:14 (IST) by
Vishal Aksh
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