Timeline for Why are Asafoetida (Hing) and Brinjal(aka eggplant and aubergine) are offered as Prasadam while other non sattvik foods like onion/garlic not allowed
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| Aug 3, 2021 at 0:48 | comment | added | Ikshvaku | @hashable Regarding tree sap/asafoetida, Manusmriti 5.6 says: "He shall carefully avoid the red exudation from trees". Since it mentions red, the commentators like Medhatithi take it to mean that non-red sap, like asafoetida are allowed. Asafoetida comes out white. wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/… | So, is there another text cited by Desikan that prohibits ALL tree sap? | |
| Jul 6, 2021 at 13:55 | comment | added | RishX | well I never knew about white brinjal. Btw what is the difference between two? If one is prohibited and other allowed, there might be some difference.I read brinjal being tamasic from few Ayurveda blogs as well as some Ayurvedic encyclopaedia. Though it's been quite some time now. | |
| Jul 3, 2021 at 13:04 | comment | added | hashable | Clarified in the answer that the Ahara Niyaman explicitly prohibits white Brinjal and it may be inferred that the common purple Brinjal is okay to consume. What is the ayurvedic text that prohibits purple Brinjal? | |
| Jul 3, 2021 at 13:03 | history | edited | hashable | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 3, 2021 at 8:28 | comment | added | RishX | Thanks! But Brinjal is tamasic no? How can it be offered to Sri Vishnu? Good to know some Vaishnavas explicitly forbid asafoetida. But yeah most don't follow it | |
| Jun 29, 2021 at 17:53 | history | answered | hashable | CC BY-SA 4.0 |