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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 14

The Supreme Person

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्

ahaṁ vaiśhvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśhritaḥ prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pachāmy annaṁ chatur-vidham

What does Bhagavad Gita 15.14 mean?

Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prāṇa and Apāna, I digest the various kinds of food.

Word-by-word meaning

aham—I · vaiśhvānaraḥ—fire of digestion · bhūtvā—becoming · prāṇinām—of all living beings · deham—the body · āśhritaḥ—situated · prāṇa-apāna—outgoing and incoming breath · samāyuktaḥ—keeping in balance · pachāmi—I digest · annam—foods · chatuḥ-vidham—the four kinds

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