Bhagavad Gita 15.14 meaningThe upside-down tree
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am the warmth inside you that turns food into energy.”
What it means
“Living inside every creature as the fire of digestion, joined with the breath, I digest every kind of food.”
The original Sanskrit
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः । प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥
ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṃ dehamāśritaḥ prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmyannaṃ caturvidham
Translations
Literal translation
Taking the form of Vaisvanara and residing in the bodies of creatures, I, in association with Prana and Apana, digest the four kinds of food.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं ही समस्त प्राणियों के देह में स्थित वैश्वानर अग्निरूप होकर प्राण और अपान से युक्त चार प्रकार के अन्न को पचाता हू ँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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