Monday, April 7, 2014

Food Prayer



Sri Swami Vishwananda wishes that we start from now on our food prayer with the following verse...: 


Maha Prasade Govinde
Nama Brahmani Vaishnave
Svalpa Punya Vatam Rajan
Visvaso Naiva Jayate

(O king, for those who have amassed 
very few pious activities, 
their faith in maha-prasada,in Sri Govinda, 
in the Holy Name and in the Vaisnava is never born.)

...followed by the food prayer which we do already: 

Brahmar panam Brahma Havir
Brahma gnau Brahmanaa hutam
Brahmaiva Tena Ghantavyam
Brahma karma Samadhina

(The whole creation being the gross projection of Brahman,
the Cosmic Consciousness itself; the food too is Brahman,
the process of offering it is Brahman; it is being offered in the fire of Brahman.
He who thus sees that Brahman is action reaches Brahman alone.) 

Aham Vaishvanaro Bhutva 
Praninaam Dehamaa shritaha 
Pranapana Samayuktah 
Pachaam yannam Chatur vidham

(I, the Supreme Spirit, abiding in the body of living beings
as the Fire (Vaiswanara) in their stomach I am associated
with their Praana and Apaana, digest the four type of foods
(solids, fluids, semi-fluid and liquid) which they eat.)

Om - Shanti Shanti Shantihi
Shri Gurubhyo Namah Hari Om