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:अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः । | |||
:प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥१४॥ | |||
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:ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā | |||
:prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ | |||
:prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ | |||
:pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham | |||
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<div | ''aham''—I; ''vaiśvānaraḥ''—My plenary portion as the digesting fire; ''bhūtvā''—becoming; ''prāṇinām''—of all living entities; ''deham''—in the bodies; ''āśritaḥ''—situated; ''prāṇa''—the outgoing air; ''apāna''—the down-going air; ''samāyuktaḥ''—keeping in balance; ''pacāmi''—I digest; ''annam''—foodstuff; ''catuḥ-vidham''—the four kinds. | ||
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I am the fire of digestion in the bodies of all living entities, and I join with the air of life, outgoing and incoming, to digest the four kinds of foodstuff. | I am the fire of digestion in the bodies of all living entities, and I join with the air of life, outgoing and incoming, to digest the four kinds of foodstuff. | ||
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According to Āyur-vedic ''śāstra'', we understand that there is a fire in the stomach which digests all food sent there. When the fire is not blazing there is no hunger, and when the fire is in order we become hungry. Sometimes when the fire is not going nicely, treatment is required. In any case, this fire is representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vedic mantras ('''''Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad 5.9.1''''') also confirm that the Supreme Lord or Brahman is situated in the form of fire within the stomach and is digesting all kinds of foodstuff (''ayam agnir vaiśvānaro yo 'yam antaḥ puruṣe yenedam annaṁ pacyate''). Therefore since He is helping the digestion of all kinds of foodstuff, the living entity is not independent in the eating process. Unless the Supreme Lord helps him in digesting, there is no possibility of eating. He thus produces and digests foodstuff, and by His grace we are enjoying life. In the '''''Vedānta-sūtra''''' (1.2.27) this is also confirmed. ''Śabdādibhyo 'ntaḥ pratiṣṭhānāc ca:'' the Lord is situated within sound and within the body, within the air and even within the stomach as the digestive force. There are four kinds of foodstuff—some are drunk, some are chewed, some are licked up, and some are sucked—and He is the digestive force for all of them. | |||
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Revision as of 20:02, 7 December 2017
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 14
- अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः ।
- प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥१४॥
- ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā
- prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ
- prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ
- pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham
SYNONYMS
aham—I; vaiśvānaraḥ—My plenary portion as the digesting fire; bhūtvā—becoming; prāṇinām—of all living entities; deham—in the bodies; āśritaḥ—situated; prāṇa—the outgoing air; apāna—the down-going air; samāyuktaḥ—keeping in balance; pacāmi—I digest; annam—foodstuff; catuḥ-vidham—the four kinds.
TRANSLATION
I am the fire of digestion in the bodies of all living entities, and I join with the air of life, outgoing and incoming, to digest the four kinds of foodstuff.
PURPORT
According to Āyur-vedic śāstra, we understand that there is a fire in the stomach which digests all food sent there. When the fire is not blazing there is no hunger, and when the fire is in order we become hungry. Sometimes when the fire is not going nicely, treatment is required. In any case, this fire is representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vedic mantras (Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad 5.9.1) also confirm that the Supreme Lord or Brahman is situated in the form of fire within the stomach and is digesting all kinds of foodstuff (ayam agnir vaiśvānaro yo 'yam antaḥ puruṣe yenedam annaṁ pacyate). Therefore since He is helping the digestion of all kinds of foodstuff, the living entity is not independent in the eating process. Unless the Supreme Lord helps him in digesting, there is no possibility of eating. He thus produces and digests foodstuff, and by His grace we are enjoying life. In the Vedānta-sūtra (1.2.27) this is also confirmed. Śabdādibhyo 'ntaḥ pratiṣṭhānāc ca: the Lord is situated within sound and within the body, within the air and even within the stomach as the digestive force. There are four kinds of foodstuff—some are drunk, some are chewed, some are licked up, and some are sucked—and He is the digestive force for all of them.