Etiquettes for meals - Hinduism for Kids

1.Clean the place and the utensils used for meals.

2.Wash your hands, feet and face before taking meals.

3.Instead of sitting on dinning table or directly on the floor, take a carpet or wooden plank to sit.

4.Before you start eating, recite this shloka :

वदनि कवळ घेता नाम घ्या श्रीहरीचे ।
सहज हवन होते नाम घेता फुकाचे ।
जिवन करि जिवित्वा अन्न हे पूर्णब्रह्म ।
उदरभरण नोहे जाणिजे यज्ञकर्म ॥१॥

जनीं भोजनी नाम वाचे वदावे ।
अती आदरे गद्यघोषे म्हणावे ।
हरीचिंतने अन्न सेवित जावे ।
तरी श्रीहरी पाविजेतो स्वभावे ॥२॥

5.Food should not be trodden under feet. To avoid this collect the food particles spilled around the eating plate after the meals.