TEXT 14

Devanagari

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रित: ।
प्राणापानसमायुक्त: पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥ १४ ॥

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Tekst

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.

aham — Mina; vaiśvānaraḥ — Minu täielik ekspansioon toiduseedimistulena; bhūtvā — saades; prāṇinām — kõikide elusolendite; deham — kehades; āśritaḥ — asetsev; prāṇa — väljaminev õhk; apāna — alla suunduv õhk; samāyuktaḥ — hoides tasakaalus; pacāmi — Ma seedin; annam — toitu; catuḥ-vidham — nelja liiki.

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.

Mina olen seedimistuli kõikide elusolendite kehades ning Ma ühinen väljamineva ja sissetuleva eluõhuga, et seedida nelja liiki toitu.

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.

„Āyur Veda" nimelises śāstras öeldakse, et meie maos põleb tuli, mis seedib kogu sinnasaadetud toidu. Kui tuli ei põle, ei tunne me nälga, kui aga tuli põleb, hakkame me nälga tundma. Vahel, kui see tuli ei põle nii nagu peaks, vajame me arstiabi. See tuli on Jumala Kõrgeima Isiksuse esindaja. Ühes vedalikus mantras („Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad" 5.9.1) kinnitatakse samuti, et Kõigekõrgem Jumal ehk Brahman asetseb tule kujul elusolendite maos ning seedib seal toitu. (Ayam agnir vaiśvānaro yo 'yam antaḥ puruṣe yenedam annaṁ pacyate.) Ning kuna Ta aitab kaasa kõikvõimaliku toidu seedimisele, ei ole elusolend söömises sõltumatu. Kui Kõigekõrgem Jumal tal toitu seedida ei aitaks, ei saaks ta süüa. Seega on Jumal nii toidu looja kui seedija ning üksnes Tema armust võime me elu nautida. Seda kinnitatakse ka „Vedānta-sūtras" (1.2.27): śabdādibhyo 'ntaḥ pratiṣṭhānāc ca. Jumal viibib nii helis, kehas kui ka õhus ning seedimisjõuna isegi maos. On olemas nelja liiki toitu: toit, mida neelatakse; toit, mida näritakse; toit, mida noolitakse; toit, mida imetakse, ning Jumal on kõikide nende toitude seedimiseks vajalik jõud.