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annam āpnuvanti, ye' annam brahmopāsate, Taittiriīya Upa-
nishad, 3,7; neither should food be neglected: annam
na parichakshiīta, Taittiriīya Upanishad, 3,8. Food being
so important it should be multiplied also; this should be
a rule
a rule: annam bahu kurviīta tad vratam, Taittiriīya Upa-
nishad, 3, 9.
In the context of India's greatest tradition, wel-
coming a guest as almost a celestial arrived, the
direction to honour him is very clear, that none should
coming a guest as almost a celestial arrived, the
direction to honour him is very clear, that none should
be denied a welcome and shelter and food in any home.
It is a duty; by any means food must be obtained for
him. Worshipping the guest is worshipping him with
food
food: na kañchana vasatau pratyaāchakshita, tad vrātam,
tasmad yayaīta, tad vrātam,
tasmād yayā kaya chana vidhayā bahvannam prāpnuyāt,
aradhyasma annam itya
arādhyasmā annam ityāchakshate, Taittiriīya, Upanished
3,10. The very first to be fed before all is the guest and
is the one to be so worshipped: etam mukhato' smā
annam rādhyate, Taittiriīya Upanishad, 3,10. This is the
philosophy of food.
Water itself has been conceived as the source of
all. The Almighty and the very syllable representing
the Almighty 'om'. The importance is stressed in
making it the base of everything in the universe. Verily
everything is water, all beings are water, life breath is
water, al animals are water, all food is water, ambrosia
everything is water, all beings are water, life breath is
water, all animals are water, all food is water, ambrosia
is water, the Almightly in his subtle (samrāṭ) monumental
(virāṭ) and unmanifest (svarāṭ) forms is water, the
metres are water, the luminaries are water. Vedic
texts are water, truth is water, all the the gods are
water, the three worlds, Bhuūḥ, Bhuvaḥ and Svaḥ are
water. The source of all these, the Almighty, denoted
by the syllable 'om':aāpo va idam sarvam, viśvā bhūtāny-
āpaḥ, prāṇā vāaāpah. paśava aāpo'nnam aāpo'mritam aṛitam āpaḥ
samrad
saṁrāḍ āpo, virāḍāpas, svarāḍ apas chhandāmsyāpo jyoti-
annam āpnuvanti, ye' annam brahmopāsate, Taittir
nishad, 3,7; neither should food be neglected: annam
na parichaksh
so important it should be multiplied also; this should be
a rule
a rule: annam bahu kurv
nishad, 3, 9.
In the context of India's greatest tradition, wel-
coming a guest as almost a celestial arrived, the
direction to honour him is very clear, that none should
coming a guest as almost a celestial arrived, the
direction to honour him is very clear, that none should
be denied a welcome and shelter and food in any home.
It is a duty; by any means food must be obtained for
him. Worshipping the guest is worshipping him with
food
food: na kañchana vasatau praty
tasmad yaya
tasmād yayā kaya chana vidhayā bahvannam prāpnuyāt,
aradhyasma annam itya
arādhyasmā annam ityāchakshate, Taittir
3,10. The very first to be fed before all is the guest and
is the one to be so worshipped: etam mukhato' smā
annam rādhyate, Taittir
philosophy of food.
Water itself has been conceived as the source of
all. The Almighty and the very syllable representing
the Almighty 'om'. The importance is stressed in
making it the base of everything in the universe. Verily
everything is water, all beings are water, life breath is
water, al animals are water, all food is water, ambrosia
everything is water, all beings are water, life breath is
water, all animals are water, all food is water, ambrosia
is water, the Almightly in his subtle (samrāṭ) monumental
(virāṭ) and unmanifest (svarāṭ) forms is water, the
metres are water, the luminaries are water. Vedic
texts are water, truth is water, all the the gods are
water, the three worlds, Bh
water. The source of all these, the Almighty, denoted
by the syllable 'om':
āpaḥ, prāṇā vā
samrad
saṁrāḍ āpo, virāḍāpas, svarāḍ apas chhandāmsyāpo jyoti-