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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 9 (17.9) means: Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, too hot, sharp, harsh, and burning are dear to the restless, and they bring pain, grief, and sickness.
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
kaṭv-amla-lavaṇāty-uṣhṇa- tīkṣhṇa-rūkṣha-vidāhinaḥ āhārā rājasasyeṣhṭā duḥkha-śhokāmaya-pradāḥ
Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, too hot, sharp, harsh, and burning are dear to the restless, and they bring pain, grief, and sickness.
जो आहार कड़वे, खट्टे, नमकीन, बहुत गरम, तीखे, रूखे और जलाने वाले हैं, वे बेचैन लोगों को प्रिय हैं, और ये दुःख, शोक और रोग लाते हैं।
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It is verse 9 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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