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Are plantains sattvic?

According to Hari Bhakti Vilasa 8.158 「 What Is Inedible (For the Purpose of Offering to the Lord) In the Kurma Purana it is said: "One should avoid eggplant, plantain, safflower, ashmantaka, ...
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Why are root vegetables (potatoes and carrots) forbidden when they are sanctioned?

Root vegetables such as potatoes and carrots cannot be eaten because they cause injury to the vegetables, unlike non-root vegetables. However, how are these prohibited when root vegetables are ...
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Should Vaishnavas live off fruits only?

From the Ahara Niyamam of Sri Vaishnava acharya Vedanta Deshikan: Prohibited foods: Products (grains, pulses etc.) not offered to God after the harvest Prohibited dairy products: Milk of cow that ...
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