To Nanda about Mantras for cooking/offering/serving/blessing food

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Nanda wrote:

Here is something that Maa encourages us to do - to cook , offer to

God,and serve food , chanting mantra all the time.Mantra during

cooking:The mantra could be one's own Guru mantra, or a mantra that

one prefers, or "Om Hrim Chandikayai Namah".Mantra for offering:We

chant the Annapurna mantra"Om Annapurne Sada purne Shankara prana

vallabheJnana vairagya siddhyartham Bikshaam dehe namostuteMata cha

Parvati devi Pita Devo MaheshwarahBandava Shiva Bhaktascha Swadesho

Bhuvanatrayam"Mantra for serving:When we serve food to our

family/friend/guest we chant "Om HrimChandikayai Namah"Mantra for

blessing / prayer of gratitude for the food on our plate:"Om

Brahmarpanam Brahma havir Brahmagnau Brahmana hutamBrahmaiva tena

gantavyam Brahma karma SamadhinahOm Purnamadah Purnamidam Purnaat

PurnamudachyatePurnasya Purnamaadaya Purnameva Vasishyate"

Dear Nanda ~ these all sound so wonderful, and I will love to use

them. You've given the general usage for the mantras. Is there any

chance you could provide the translations as well? Thank you ~ Linda

P.S. I have always especially liked the one that starts with

Om Purnamadah...