Food prayer recommended by Baba

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Food Prayer

Brahmaarpanam Brahma HavirBrahmaagnau Brahmanaa HutamBrahmaiva Tena Gantavyam

Brahma Karma Samaadhinaha

[This is 24th verse from the 4th chapter of Bhagavad Geetha] The act of offering

is Brahman. The offering itself is Brahman. The offering is done by Brahman in

the sacred fire which is Brahman. He alone attains Brahman who, in all actions,

is fully absorbed in Brahman. (As we chant this prayer we are offering the

different types of food to Brahman).

Aham Vaishvaanaro BhutvaPraaninaam DehamaashrithaPraanaapaana Samaa

YuktahaPachaamyannam Chatur Vidam

[This is 14th verse from the 15th chapter of Bhagavad Geetha] This sloka is a

sort of acknowledgement and assurance to us from Brahman. "I am Vaishnavara,

existing as fire God in the bodies of living beings. Being associated with

ingoing (prana) and outgoing (apaana) life breaths, I will digest all the four

different types of food (that which we bite and chew; that which we masticate

with the tongue; those which we gulp; that which we swallow) and purify them."

Harir Daatha Harir BhokthaHarir Annam PrajaapatihHarir Vipra ShareerastuBhoonkte Bhojayathe Harih.

Oh Lord Hari, You are the food, You are the enjoyer of the food, You are the

giver of food. Therefore, I offer all that I consume at Thy Lotus Feet.

Swami's explanation of this prayerWe should partake food with a Sathwic mind.

Our ancestors recommended the offering of food to God before partaking. Food so

partaken becomes "Prasad" (consecrated offering). Prayer cleanses the food of

the thre impurities; caused by the absence of cleanliness of the vessel,

cleanliness of the food stuff, and cleanliness in the process of cooking. It is

necessary to get rid of these three impurities to purify the food; for, pure

food goes into the making of a pure mind. It is not possible to ensure the

purity of the cooking process, since we do not know what thoughts rage in the

mind of the man who prepares the food. Similarly, we cannot ensure the

cleanliness of the food ingredients as we do not know whether it was acquired

in a righteous way by the seller who has sold it to us. Hence, it is essential

on our part to offer food to God in the form of prayer, so that these three

impurities do not afflict our mind. The prayer:Brahmaarpanam Brahma

HavirBrahmaagnau Brahmanaa HutamBrahmaiva Tena GantavyamBrahma Karma

SamaadhinahaAham Vaishvaanaro BhutvaPraaninaam DehamaashrithaPraanaapaana Samaa

YuktahaPachaamyannam Chatur Vidam Harir Daatha Harir BhokthaHarir Annam

PrajaapatihHarir Vipra ShareerastuBhoonkte Bhojayathe Harih."The food thus

offered to God is digested by 'Vaishwanara" in the digestive system. Since God

exists in the form of fire as Vaishwanara, He digests the food along with the

impurities. So, man will not be affected even i the impurities enter the

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Food Prayer (Brahmaarpanam)

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