Food Prohibited for Hatha Yogi

1. Food Prohibited for Hatha Yogic Practices

2. Food Prohibited for Hatha Yogic Practices
Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Food Prohibited for Hatha Yogic Practices
Katvamla-tikshna-lavanoshna-haritasaka /
Sauvira-taila-tila-sarshapa-madya-matsyan //
Ajadi-mamsa-dadhi-takra-kulattha-kola /
Pinyaka-hingghu-lasunady-amapathyam-ahuh//
The foods which prohibited for the Hatha Yogic practitioners are: those which are
bitter, sour, pungent, salty, heating, green vegetables, sour gruel, oil, sesame and
mustard, alcohol, fish, flesh foods, curds, buttermilk, horse gram, fruit of jujube, oil
cakes, asafetida and garlic.
Bhojanam ahitam vidyāt punarasyoshnīkrtam rūksham/
Atilavanamam layuktam kadaśanaśākotkam varjyam//

3. Food Prohibited for Hatha Yogic Practices
Unnourishing food should not be consumed, that which is reheated after becoming
cold, which is dry (devoid of natural oil), which is excessively salty or acidic, stale or
has too many mixed vegetables.