The Markandeya Purana (Study)
by Chandamita Bhattacharya | 2021 | 67,501 words
This page relates ‘Proper Food for Yogins’ of the study on the Markandeya Purana, one of the oldest of the eigtheen Mahapuranas preserving the history, civilisation, culture and traditions of ancient India. The Markandeyapurana commences with the questions raised by Rishi Jaimini (a pupil of Vyasa), who approaches the sage Markandeya with doubts related to the Mahabharata. This study examines various social topics such as the status of women, modes of worship, yoga, etc.
Proper Food for Yogins
The Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa recommends the alms consisting of [the following as the useful foods for Yogins]:[1]
- Yavāgū (rice-gull),
- butter milk,
- milk,
- barley-gruel,
- fruits,
- roots,
- panic
- seed,
- grain,
- oil cake,
- saktu food etc.
The Yogins are advised to eat warm rice gruel mixed with oil which can help in curing the gastric problem.[2]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa, 38.11-12
[2]:
Ibid., 36.54; Vayupurāṇa, 16.13