History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c40.53

v3.c40.53

Aparārka p. 241 quotes a passage from the Bhaviṣyapurāṇa¹⁸⁴⁴ which states the various reasons for food being forbidden viz. *jātiduṣṭa* or *svabhāvaduṣṭa* (i. e. forbidden on account of its very nature) such as garlic, leek, onion &c.; *kriyāduṣṭa* (forbidden on account of certain actions done with reference to it) such as cooked food served with the bare hand or seen by a *patita* (outcast), cāṇḍālas, dogs &c., or because one in a row takes ācamana or rises before others; *kāladuṣṭa* (forbidden because of the time that has elapsed or because of the inappropriateness of the time) such as stale food or food eaten in eclipses or the milk of a cow before ten days have elapsed from delivery; *saṁsargaduṣṭa* (spoilt by foul contact) such as what comes in contact with a dog or wine or garlic, or hair or insects &c.; *sahṛllekha* (what causes disgust to the mind) such as fæces &c. To these may be added *rasaduṣṭa* (what has lost its flavour) such as pāyasa or kṣīra on the same day; *parigrahaduṣṭa* (what is forbidden simply because it belongs to a particular individual such as *patita*). Aparārka (p. 1157) says that condemned food, partaking of which is an *upapātaka* (a minor sin), is of six kinds, viz. due to svabhāva, kāla, saṁparka (same as saṁsarga), kriyā, bhāva, and parigraha.¹⁸⁴⁵ An example of bhāvaduṣṭa given by Aparārka is sugarcane juice which a man may feel to be forbidden to him because he believes it to be wine. According to Gaut. 17. 12 bhāvaduṣṭa means food offered with disrespect or which the eater comes to hate or becomes disgusted with. Haradatta on Gaut. 23. 23 mentions five of these varieties (of Aparārka p. 1157) except bhāvaduṣṭa.¹⁸⁴⁶