Brahmaarpanam Brahma Havir
Brahmaagnau Brahmanaa Hutam
Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam
Brahma Karma Samaadhinaha
Brahmaagnau Brahmanaa Hutam
Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam
Brahma Karma Samaadhinaha
[Bhagavad Geetha: 4:24]
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 Bhutva
Praaninaam
Dehamaashritha
Praanaapaana Samaa
Yuktaha
Pachaamyannam Chatur
Vidam
[Bhagavad Geetha: 15:14]
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 Bhoktha
Harir Daatha Harir Bhoktha
Harir Annam Prajaapatih
Harir Vipra Shareerastu
Bhoonkte Bhojayathe Harih.
Oh Lord Hari, You are the food, You are the enjoyer of the food, and You are the giver of food. Therefore, I offer all that I consume at Thy Lotus Feet.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON FOOD PRAYER
We 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 three impurities; caused by the absence of cleanliness of the vessel, cleanliness of the food stuff, and cleanliness of cooking. It is necessary to get rid of these three impurities to purify the food. 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 cooked 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:
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