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Vedas On Digestion Food Toxins ‘Ama’

Jataraagni is the Agni that is involved in Digestion.

How the Jataragni Digests Food.

Jataraagni, in conjunction with the ten Forms of Air(Vaayu), performs the following functions of Digestion.

Along with Jataraagni Rechakam and Paasakam it cooks the food by heating, now explained by Science Hypochondriac Acid, which incidentally has

the property of Heat and corrosion,

Dries the Food as Shobakam( this comes out as waste from the Body),

Thaakaham, Burning the Food to create calories, Energy and

Plaavakam, Filling the cells with the essence of Food,

With the help of Five Upa Vaayus, spreads the essence through the body.

These ten are the Modifications of Agni in the Human Body involved in Digestion.(Bhavanopanishad)

One meaning of the word is Illumining.

The Food that is offered to God and then distributed is healthy and illumines the Spirit.

Food that is not offered to God first is equivalence to eating stolen food.

Prasads are offered in Temples.

They are then distributed among the devotees.

One of the rules of Naivedyam is that the entire food prepared must be placed before God,

Now Food is prepared in bulk, a token is shown before the Deity and distributed.

Temples, including Tirupati,Palani and elsewhere are following this practice.