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## Translation:
**Somasen Bhattaraka Composed**
"Om Hreem" etc. recite these five mantras and offer five pranahuti (offerings) before eating. || 4 ||
**Characteristics of Food**
Cooked, pure, moderately warm, and faultless food is fit for consumption. It is best to eat according to the season and place. || 179 ||
**Food Consumption and Vessel Touch**
While eating, hold the plate with the left hand and eat with the right hand, carefully observing the food. || 180 ||
**Water Consumption**
Hold the water vessel with the left hand and support it with the right hand. Drink slowly and steadily. Water consumed at the beginning of a meal weakens the digestive fire, water consumed in the middle acts as a medicine, and water consumed at the end is like poison. || 181, 182 ||
**Properties of Cold and Hot Food**
Extremely hot food destroys strength, and extremely cold food is difficult to digest. Therefore, eat moderately warm food and avoid sitting in an uneven posture while eating. || 183 ||