What are the "five vegetables" mentioned in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika?!
What are the "five vegetables" mentioned in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika?
The Pradipika and other yogic texts like The Science of Pranayama give outlines of what foods a yogin should and shouldn't eat. Many of them mention "the five vegetables" as suitable to eat, but none of these texts define what the five are specifically. Anyone out there know the answer?
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Re: English names of the 5 Vegetables in Hatha Yoga Pradipika?
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> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:50:12 -0000
> From: "dwellsohm"
> Subject: English names of the 5 Vegetables in Hatha Yoga Pradipika?
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> I have been re reading the Hatha Yoga Pradipika of Swatmarama. In
> Chapter 1 Verse 62 or 63 depending on which translation you read,
> Yogi Swatmarama describes the ideal food for Yoga practitioners. He
> mentions "The Five Leafy Vegetables". In one edition the commentary
> states that these vegetables are; Balasaka, Kalasaka, Patolapatraka,
> Vastaka and Himalochika. In another edition the commentary states
> that the vegetables are; Seendil, Chakravarthi, Ponnangi,
> Chirukeerai, and Valloi-charnai keerai. I assume that those are the
> Sanskrit or another Indian language's name for those vegetables. My
> question is what are the English names of those vegetables? Does
> anybody out there know, or know how we can find out? Thank you.
> David Wells
>
This is what I came up with after a quick search
Apart from Vastaka I'm not sure there are English names for most of
these, and anyway most English names for Indian herbs are silly and
mean nothing
its an unfortunate fact that most vegetables indigenous to India have
largely been supplanted by European spp like carrot, potato, tomato,
cauliflower etc.
Balasaka- ?, leaves of Bala (Sida spp)?
Kalasaka - Corchorus microphylla, C. capsularis
Patolapatraka - Trichosanthes dioica?, but this is a gourd that is
commonly used, not the leaf
Vastaka - Chenopodium album, Lamb's Quarter
Himalochika - Hilamochika (spelt differently) is a synonym of Brahmi,
probably either Bacopa but probably Centella asiatica if anything
(which is used as a salad green in SE Asia)
I have never heard of any of these vegetables.. that could be the reason why they're not mentioned..
Source(s):
http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/ayurv...
i was googling your question and i came across this forum which might have the answer for you. I don't know much about this stuff but i hope it helps!
http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/ayurv...