B.G 17.10
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्। उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ॥१०॥
Food that is stale, tasteless, rotten, putrid, leftover, and impure is preferred by those in the mode of ignorance.
Gīta Tātparya 17.10
'yātayāmam', i.e. stale food, is that which is past three hours after cooking, or when food has lost its essence. Pure devotees of the Lord have the capacity to decipher the nature of food.
"यामान्तरितपाकं तु यातयाममितीर्यते। क्वचिच्च गतसारं स्यान्नियम्यं यातमस्य यत्॥"
"The food that is past three hours from the time of cooking is referred to as 'yātayāmam', i.e. stale. If the essence is lost, and not controlled properly, then also food is termed as stale."
इति च।
- stated thus.
"पूर्वं स्वादु पश्चादन्यथा जातं गतरसम्। शुद्धभागवतानां तु स्वभावापेक्षयैव तु। स्वादुत्वादि विजानीयात् पदार्थानां न चान्यथा॥"
"Initially, something may seem sweet, but later it becomes tasteless. However, for the pure devotees of the Lord, by their very nature, they perceive the sweetness and other qualities of substances, not otherwise."
इति सूदशास्त्रे ॥१०॥
- stated thus in the Sūdaśāstra, i.e. the science of cooking.
