Verse 31 of 97
Cc Ādi 14.31
মাটির বিকার অন্ন খাইলে দেহপুষ্টি হয মাটি খাইলে রোগ হয, দেহ যায ক্ষয
माटिर विकार अन्न खाइले देहपुष्टि हय माटि खाइले रोग हय, देह याय क्षय
māṭira vikāra anna khāile deha-puṣṭi haya māṭi khāile roga haya, deha yāya kṣaya
Synonyms
māṭira—of the dirt; vikāra—transformation; anna—food grains; khāile—by eating; deha—of the body; puṣṭi—nourishment; haya—becomes; māṭi—the dirt; khāile—by eating; roga—disease; haya—becomes; deha—the body; yāya—goes; kṣaya—to destruction..
Translation
Replying to the Māyāvāda idea of the child philosopher, mother Śacī said: "My dear boy, if we eat earth transformed into grains, our body is nourished, and it becomes strong. But if we eat dirt in its crude state, the body becomes diseased instead of nourished, and thus it is destroyed.
Verse 31 of 97